An American Silver Francis I pattern Flatware Service, Reed & Barton, Taunton, MA, 20th century

unengraved, comprising:
twelve dinner knives
twelve dinner forks
twelve lunch knives
twelve lunch forks
twelve fish knives with silver blades
twelve fish forks
twelve dessert knives
twenty-four salad/dessert forks
twelve cocktail forks
twelve ice cream forks
twenty-four teaspoons
twelve soup spoons
twelve iced tea spoons
twelve coffee spoons
six salt spoons
two-piece carving set
two-piece pierced fish serving set
two two-piece salad serving sets
one pierced spatula
one macaroni server
one large cold meat fork
two smaller cold meat forks
two pierced vegetable spoons
one pierced cake server
one pastry server
one punch ladle
one basting spoon
one soup ladle
two sauce ladles
one cream ladle
two sugar spoons with shell bowls
one bonbon server
one cheese kinfe
one cheese server
one small pierced spatula
one pierced jelly slice
one olive fork
one sugar tongs
230 pieces

good condition
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