Beschreibung:

American, ca. 1948. A one hundred and sixty-six piece sterling flatware service for twelve with extras by Gorham in the Melrose pattern, including twenty-three dinner forks, twelve dinner knives with stainless blades, twenty-three luncheon forks, twenty-three teaspoons, twelve soup spoons, twelve olive forks, twelve demitasse spoons, twelve iced tea spoons, twelve butter knives with stainless blades, three table spoons, one sugar spoon, one jelly spoon, one serving spoon, one butter spreader, one child's fork, one child's spoon, one lemon fork, one pierced serving spoon, one salad serving fork and spoon, one sugar tongs, one piccalilli fork, and with stainless blades one cheese server, one pie server, one meat fork, one ladle, one bonbon spoon, one small ladle, one cake server, one bottle opener, one carving fork and one carving knive; all housed in wood case; all marked for maker and STERLING; carving knife lg. 13.5 in., total weighable silver wt. 192.280ozt (5981g).