A Grouping of American Sterling Silver Knives

(22) pieces marked Sterling to include: Reed & Barton Francis I knife (8 3/4 in.); International Golden Prelude knife (9 1/4 in.); Towle Chippendale knife (8 3/4 in.); (2) knives in matching pattern, marked "Sterling" to bolster (8 3/8 in.); (2) knives marked "Sterling" to bolster (9 1/2 in. longest) (both loose at bolster); carving knife marked "Sterling" to handle; (6) Towle Debussy butter knives (6 1/2 in.); (6) Wallace Michele butter knives (6 7/8 in.). Also included: an unmarked butter knife (5 3/4 in.) and a dinner knife (9 1/8 in.), both test silver. Carving knife with script monogram, all others without monograms.

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Some scattered scratches, two knives loose at bolster. Unmarked butter knife with denting and separation at handle tip.