William Spratling Signed Custom Made Sterling Silver & Amethyst Flatware Service for 6 That is Set with Amethysts, Circa 1945. Pieces could be considered oversized, spoon bowls are hammered, Knives are set with Amethysts on both sides of handles, and the set design is modernist. Pieces are hallmarked Sterling and Spratling Made in Mexico, WS. This lot includes 6 dinner knives, forks, and soup spoons, 5 teaspoons, 10 butter knives, and 2 cheese knives. Set weighs 89 standard ounces. Dinner knife measures 9 inches long by 1 inch wide at handle base. 2 dinner and 4 butter knives have cracks in the stones, inclusions can be seen in amethysts overall. This set is from a Greenwich Connecticut Estate and was a Family Piece. Sterling silver does not qualify for refunds, weights are a courtesy supplied for estimating purposes only.