An American Silver "Francis I" Pattern Flatware Service, Reed & Barton, Taunton, Massachusetts, 20th Century

AN AMERICAN SILVER "FRANCIS I" PATTERN FLATWARE SERVICE, Reed & Barton, Taunton, Massachusetts, 20th Century

Most pieces with script monogram PRS, comprising:

18 dinner knives

16 lunch knives

12 fish knives

12 fruit knives

12 butter spreaders

9 steak knives

12 dinner forks

23 dessert forks

12 fish forks

28 salad forks

12 oyster forks

12 ice cream forks

6 tablespoons

14 dessert spoons

24 soup spoons

17 bouillon spoons

42 teaspoons

18 coffee spoons

2 pc large carving set

3 pc small carving set

1 basting spoon

3 serving forks

2 serving spoons

2 salad servers

2 serving tongs

1 cake slice

2 small slices

1 sauce ladle

1 sugar tongs

2 sugar spoons

1 lemon fork

1 olive pick

323 pieces, most contained in a fitted wood chest