An American silver, silver-gilt and gold Japanese style Lap Over Edge flatware service, Tiffany & Co., New York, circa 1880-90

the spot-hammered surfaces applied and etched with animals, insects, and plants, unengraved, comprising:
12 dinner forks, marked "Sterling and gold", with crayfish, octopus, dragonflies, beetles and gourds
12 lunch forks, with crabs, raspberries, cherries and irises
12 dessert spoons, with spiders, lizards, fish, gourds, and ferns
10 teaspoons, with bats, beetles, acorns and mushrooms
10 tablespoons, with squirrels, crabs, turtles, butterflies and water lilies
12 dinner knives, with plain spot-hammered handles
68 pieces

monograms removed from backs of handles, good condition
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