An American silver Sheaf of Wheat pattern flatware service, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, late 19th century

unengraved, comprising:
12 dinner knives
12 dinner forks
12 lunch knives
12 lunch forks
12 butter spreaders
13 salad forks
11 cocktail forks
23 teaspoons
12 dessert spoons
12 soup spoons
11 citrus spoons
12 iced tea spoons
5 tablespoons
2 egg spoons
4-piece carving set
2 salad servers
1 cold meat fork
2 serving spoons
1 tomato server
2 gravy ladles
2 cream ladles (one with inscription FF to LCR)
1 cheese knife
1 pastry server
1 pierced bon-bon server
1 jelly spoon
1 master butter knife
1 olive fork
1 pierced olive spoon
1 sugar tongs
183 pieces

later knife blades, overall good
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