Reed & Barton "Francis I" Sterling Silver Flatware Set
Item Details
A sterling silver flatware set by Reed & Barton. This is in the Ernest Meyers designed Francis I pattern, first introduced in 1907, which features ornate handles with foliate and fruit motifs. The eighty-one piece set includes two meat forks, thirteen salad forks, twelve dinner forks, eight oyster forks, three serving spoons, twenty teaspoons, a ladle, a jelly server, a shell sugar spoon, seven butter spreaders, and a master butter knife, all marked ‘Sterling’ along with the maker’s mark to the backs of the handles. They are presented with twelve dinner knives in two styles and a pie server that have stainless blades and sterling hollow handles. The set comes in a wooden flatware chest with brown felt-like interior lining. The total approximate weight, excluding dinner knives and pie server with stainless blades, is 96.325 ozt.
| Items Included | 7 flat handle butter spreaders, Hollow Handle Pie Server with Serrated Blade, 8 oyster forks, 2 cold meat forks 8", 1 jelly spoon, 12 Hollow Handle Dinner Knives 9", 1 shell sugar spoon, 20 teaspoons 6", 3 tablespoons 8.25", 13 salad forks 6", 1 solid fish knife 7", 12 dinner forks 7.5", 1 gravy ladle |
| Brand | Reed & Barton |
| Pattern | Francis I |
| Number of Items | 82 |
Condition
- minor to mild surface wear including marks, scratches, and tarnishing; flatware chest has surface wear and scratches on its exterior.
Dimensions
- measurements of flatware chest; the total approximate weight, excluding dinner knives and pie server with stainless blades, is 96.325 ozt.
Item #
18CHI109-039
