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A Four Hundred and Eighty-Nine Piece Stieff Co. RepousséPattern Flatware Service, Baltimore, Maryland, introduced 1828
Marks: STERLING, STIEFF, REG. (various)
15-1/2 inches (39.4 cm) (longest, carving knife)
501.9 troy ounces (weighable)


The service comprising:
13 dinner knives;
37 luncheon knives;
9 blunt knives;
3 fish knives;
50 butter spreaders;
3 eight inch dinner forks;
4 dinner forks;
37 luncheon forks;
47 salad forks;
1 fish fork;
5 seafood/cocktail forks;
5 oyster forks;
4 lemon forks;
6 ice cream forks;
14 oval soup spoons;
16 large cream soup spoons;
26 cream soup spoons;
2 gumbo spoons;
58 teaspoons;
46 five o'clock spoons;
23 iced tea spoons;
22 demitasse spoons;
6 salt spoons;
6 sherbet spoons;
3 dessert spoons;
4 grapefruit spoons;
9 tablespoons;
1 sugar spoon'
1 cold meat fork;
1 cream ladle;
2 mayonnaise ladles;
1 cake knife;
3 carving knife sets (knife and fork);
1 carving fork;
1 casserole spoon;
1 salad serving fork;
5 pickle forks;
2 butter picks;
1 preserve spoon;
1 berry spoon;
1 youth set (knife, fork and spoon);
1 baby set (fork and spoon);
1 shoe horn (unidentified pattern);
489 total.



Condition Report*: Three five o'clock spoons are bent, three luncheon knives have scorched blades, one teaspoon dented to bowl, one mayonnaise ladle bent, one lemon fork bent tine, largest non-stainless carving set is badly corroded, scratches, pitting and polish residue are indicative of use, polishing and age. Some pieces bear various monograms.
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Auction Dates
July, 2019
11th Thursday
Internet/Mail Bids: 13
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