A French and American silver flatware service, Charles-Salomon Mahler, Paris and Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, mid 19th century and later

engraved with initials LS and crest with motto, extended by Gorham, comprising:
24 dinner knives
47 dinner forks
23 lunch knives
36 lunch forks
24 fish knives
23 fish forks
20 teaspoons
36 dessert spoons
36 tablespoons
4 serving spoons
2 gravy ladles
1 punch ladle
276 pieces, in fitted wood case. Together with 8 matching carvers with matched crests by L. Bruneau, Paris and 17 variant King George pattern butter spreaders with matched initials and crests by Gorham. 301 pieces total.

all with general signs of wear: engravings rubbed, surface scratches, some bent tines, etc.; some spoons with shallow dents to bowls: 4 tablespoons, 4 teaspoons, and approx. three quarter of the dessert spoons; most dinner and lunch knives with dents to tips of handles, all with later blades with excess sloppy solder at joins, 3 of the dinner and 1 of the lunch knives with blades slightly separating from handles; the carvers with dents to tips of handles and the 4 knife blades slightly separating from handles; case with general wear and soiling to fabric, cover lacking interior chain on one side, and gaps for 3 serving pieces, also no slots for the fish knives and forks or butter spreaders
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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