Beschreibung:

Thirty-eight Pieces of Silver Flatware, twenty-five pieces of a Wm. B. Durgin Co. sterling flatware set in the same pattern, including three dinner forks, two dinner knives, a fish knife, a luncheon fork, two salad forks, seven soupspoons, a tablespoon, two fruit spoons, two fruit knives, two butter knives, a teaspoon, and an ice cream fork, all monogrammed; two Lunt sterling butter spreaders; two Gorham sterling butter spreaders; R. Wallace & Sons sterling olive fork; three serving spoons, two monogrammed and engraved "1800," the other engraved "1868"; an Art Nouveau roast carving knife, lg. 13 1/4; three tongs, including one inscribed "Susanna Hotchkiss married Fastus Hotchkiss April 29 1800"; an .800 silver asparagus fork, possibly German, with figural sailboat handle and repoussé farm scene, lg. 10; and a delft porcelain and silver souvenir spoon with boat and pasture scenes, unidentified marks, lg. 4 3/4 in.; approx. 29.35 weighable troy oz. Provenance: Townshend Collection.