American silver-gilt Imperial Chrysanthemum pattern flatware service, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, late 19th century

monogrammed SM or WAD, comprising:
12 dinner knives
12 dinner forks
12 lunch knives
12 lunch forks
12 fish knives
12 dessert knives
12 dessert forks
12 salad forks
12 teaspoons
12 dessert spoons
12 bouillon spoons
12 ice cream spoons
6 serving spoons
1 fish serving knife
1 mustard ladle
1 cheese knife
1 cheese scoop
1 berry spoon
1 jelly spoon
1 pickle fork
157 pieces, in fitted wood case painted with chinoiserie landscapes

3 salad forks unengraved, hollow knife handles with minor dings and some blades with very slight separation but still tight, overall good condition
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