317: ALVIN CELLINI PATTERN STERLING SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE

The set with monogram is listed by piece type in the measurements section.
Twelve 6.75 pointed knives, eleven 9.5 inch knives, one broken knife, and ten 8.75 inch knives, one 9.25 inch carving knife, one 11.5 inch carving knife, one 14.25 inch carving knife, one 13.25 inch sharpening tool, one 8.25 carving fork, one 10 inch carving fork, one 10.75 inch carving fork, one 10 inch pair of poultry shears, one 10.75 inch cake knife, one 7.75 cold meat fork, one 9.25 salad set, one 6.25 inch jelly spoon, one 5.25 inch cream ladle, eleven 7 inch soup spoons, six 8.5 inch place spoon, seven 5.5 inch ice cream forks, six 4 inch demitasse spoons, twelve 7.75 inch iced tea spoons, twelve 5 inch bullion spoons, thirteen 5.75 pickle forks, ten 6 inch forks, twelve 6.25 inch forks, twenty 7.5 inch forks, three 5.625 inch butter spreaders, twenty-one 5.25 inch 5 o'clock teaspoons, fourteen 5.75 teaspoons, twelve 7.25 inch place spoons, thirteen 5.75 inch citrus spoons, one 7.5 inch gravy ladle, one 7.75 inch berry spoon, one 7.75 inch pierced tomato server, one 9.75 inch cake server, one 6.5 inch pastry server, one 4.5 inch pierced nut spoon, one 6 inch sugar shell, one 6 inch pierced olive spoon, and one 5.75 inch lemon fork. With a total weight of 188.35 ozt, excluding knives and servers.
Two damaged pieces as shown, otherwise good with the effects of age and use including wear overall.
Provenance: The collection of Josephine Bird Hall (1888 - 1948) by descent to her son, the present owner. Josephine's father was a founder of Kansas City's Emery, Bird, Thayer Department Store.
$3,500 - $5,000