An American Silver Flatware Service, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, circa 1920

St Dunstan Chased pattern, comrpising:
twelve dinner knives
twelve dinner forks
twelve lunch knives
twelve lunch forks
twelve fruit knives
twelve pastry forks
twelve fish knives
twelve fish forks
twelve butter spreaders
twelve salad forks
twelve ice cream forks
twelve seafood forks
twelve berry forks
eighteen teaspoons
twelve coffee spoons
twelve bouillon spoons
twelve ice cream spoons
twelve grapefruit spoons
twelve iced tea spoons
twelve dessert spoons
twelve soup spoons
twelve cream soup spoons
two sauce ladles
four serving spoons
five-piece carving set
one lemon fork
one sugar tongs
four salt spoons
two berry spoons
two large serving forks
one fish slice
one cake slice
one tomato server
two dessert serving spoons
296 pieces, in fitted four-drawer chest

engraving probably removed, knives worn, overall good condition
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