Description:
Towle "Contour" Sterling Silver Flatware Service
Massachusetts, 1950-96
United States, design date 1950 by Robert King
123-piece partial service for eighteen with extra pieces: eighteen dinner forks, lg. 7 1/2, eighteen dessert forks, lg. 6 1/2, thirty-five teaspoons, lg. 6 1/2, seventeen dinner knives, lg. 8 3/4, eighteen butter knives, lg. 6, three serving forks, lg. 9 1/2, two serving spoons, lg. 9 1/2, two sugar spoons, lg. 6, large cake server, lg. 11, small server, lg. 7, two fish servers, lg. 7 1/2, three lemon forks, lg. 6, two pickle forks, lg. 6, and a gravy spoon, stainless steel blades, all with maker's mark, approx. total weighable silver 134.0 troy oz.
Estimate $1,500-2,000
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Robert King, United States20th Century Design
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