STERLING: Gorham "Melrose" pattern sterling silver flatware set with serving pieces, one hundred and twenty-one pieces, patented 1948 and inspired by carvings from the Melrose Mansion in Mississippi, pieces include: twelve dinner forks, 7 3/4" l.; eight forks, 7 1/4" l.; twelve individual salad forks, 6 5/8"l.; seventeen teaspoons, 6" l.; eight fruit/ orange spoons, 5 7/8" l.; eight dessert/ oval soup spoons, 6 7/8" l.; nine iced tea spoons, 7 5/8" l.; six cream soup spoons, 6 1/4" l.; twelve dinner knives with stainless steel blades, (estimated at .5 ozt. each), 9 1/2" l.; eight butter spreader knives with stainless steel blades, (estimated at .5 ozt. each), 6 1/4" l.; eight shorter dinner knives with stainless steel blades, (estimated at .5 ozt. each), 8 3/4" l.; one pierced tablespoon, 8 1/2" l.; two tablespoons, 8 1/2" l.; one cold meat serving fork, 8 1/8" l.; two gravy ladles, 6 1/2" l.; one bon bon spoon with pierced bowl, 4 7/8" l.; one flat handle master butter knife, 7" l.; one short handle pickle/ olive fork, 5 3/4" l.; one sugar shell spoon, 6 1/8" l.; one salad serving spoon, 8 3/4" l.; and a two-piece carving set with stainless steel blades (estimated at .5 ozt each), all pieces with wear consistent with age and use. [Total Weight: 158.3 ozt. (includes 15 ozt of estimated)].