Antique Rare Ornate Schofield / Baltimore sterling silver Castle Pattern tea service and large matching tray with proper early 1903-1905 marks for Schofield Co., also marked Sterling and 925/1000 Fine. Elaborate repousse landscape decoration with central castle motif, the handle decorated with ornate floral pattern and ivory accents. Set includes footed coffee pot 8 tall, 7 long, 12 circumference, weight 404 grams. Sugar bowl 3 high, 5.25 long and 4 wide, weight 164 grams. Cream pitcher, 3 high, 5 long, 3 1/2 wide, weight 140 grams. All of the tea service is also marked 1250. There is also a heavy matching solid sterling tray 12 x 12 x 1 weight 628 grams, ornate script monogram center. Excellent condition with considerable patina - no dents, scratches, or repairs noted. Total Weight 42.95 troy ounces. Frank M. Schofield was born in 1873 in Providence RI. He apprenticed and worked at the Gorham Mfg. Co. for 8 years. Frank Schofield arrived in Baltimore in June 1899.Franks first job in Baltimore was with the Baltimore Sterling Silver Company. After working for BSSCo. for four years he started his own silversmithing company. After Frank Schofield’s death, his wife Bertha, ran the company until 1965. This was rare in a day when the silver business was a predominately male industry. Bertha herself was an accomplished silversmith, learning the trade after her marriage to Frank. She sold the Schofield Company to Oscar Caplan in 1965, but remained with the firm as a silversmith until 1967 when Caplan’s sold Schofield to The Stieff Company in 1967. Baltimore Silversmiths Mfg. Co. was started in 1903 by on Pleasant Street in Baltimore." For Shipping Weight: 6 Pds Measurements: 18x18x18

Very good, minor tarnish