AN ASSEMBLED SET OF TWENTY-FOUR FIVE PIECE PLACE SETTINGS, PLUS COCKTAIL FORKS AND SERVING PIECES OF GORHAM/DURGIN STERLING SILVER FLATWARE IN THE FAIRFAX PATTERN, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, DESIGNED 1910, comprising twenty-four salad forks, four by Gorham with no monogram, eight by Gorham monogrammed "D," two by Durgin originally retailed by Hess & Culbertson, St. Louis, Missouri with no monogram, and ten by Durgin monogrammed "GDV," length: 6 1/8"'; twenty-four luncheon forks, nine by Gorham with no monogram, two by Gorham of medium weight, with no monogram, eight by Gorham of medium weight monogrammed "D;" one by Durgin originally retailed by Hess & Culbertson, of medium weight and no monogram, four by Durgin originally retailed by Hess & Culbertson, monogrammed "D," of medium weight, length: 7 1/8"; twelve cocktail forks four by Durgin originally retailed by Hess & Culbertson with no monogram, and eight by Gorham with no monogram, length: 5 3/8"; twenty-four hollow handled luncheon knives with stainless steel New French style blades, nine with no monogram, six monogrammed "M," six monogrammed "F," and six monogrammed "D," length: 8 1/2"; twenty-four cream soup spoons fifteen by Gorham with no monogram, six by Gorham monogrammed "D," two by Gorham monogrammed "M," and one by Durgin monogrammed "C," length: 5 7/8"; twenty-four teaspoons, seven by Gorham monogrammed "D," nine by Gorham of light weight monogrammed "D," one by Gorham with no monogram of medium weight, and seven by Durgin with no monogram of medium weight, length: 5 3/4"; twenty-four solid butter spreaders, five by Gorham with no monogram, six by Gorham monogrammed "D," two by Gorham monogrammed "K," one by Gorham monogrammed "R," one by Gorham monogrammed "ARH," one by Gorham monogrammed "EMM," and eight by Durgin monogrammed "D," length: 5 1/2"; a pair of Durgin sugar tongs with no monogram, length: 3 1/8"; a Durgin master butter knife monogrammed "C," length: 6 3/4"; a Gorham sauce ladle monogrammed "D," length: 5 3/4"; three Gorham table spoons monogrammed "D" of medium weight, length: 8 3/8"; a Durgin cold meat fork with no monogram, length: 8 5/8"; a flat blade server with stainless steel blade monogrammed "C," length: 9 5/8"; a round blade server with stainless steel blade monogrammed "C," length: 8 1/2"; a pate spreader with stainless steel blade monogrammed "C," length: 6 3/8"; a salad serving set with olive wood bowl and tines monogrammed "C," length: 11 1/2"; a small two-piece carving set with stainless steel tines and blade monogrammed "D," length: 10 1/4"; and a three-piece carving set with steel tines and blades monogrammed "C," length: 13 3/4"; total approximate weigh able weight: 145.71 troy ounces.

In overall fair condition with surface scratching and wear commensurate with age and use, possible monogram removal and some pieces, stainless luncheon knife blades replaced.

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