Sold for $11,250

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

A 308-Piece BR Hemple .800 Silver Flatware Service

SECOND QUARTER 20TH CENTURY

Warsaw Poland; engraved with the seal of the United States, comprising:
21 dinner knives
12 luncheon knives
30 dinner forks
28 luncheons forks
30 fish knives
30 fish forks
30 soup spoons
30 place spoons
30 ice cream spoons with gilt wash bowls
29 teaspoons
30 demitasse spoons with gilt wash bowls
6 salt spoons with gilt wash bowls
6 large serving spoons
6 large serving forks
3 sauce ladles with gilt wash bowls
2 cold meat forks
1 fish slice
1 large ladle with gilt wash bowl
Weighable 539 ozt 4 dwt
(324 pieces total)

Collection of Mrs. A. Edward Allinson

Condition Report

A very heavy service, well marked. The ladle and two other large serving pieces also bear the mark WH in octagonal punch and a woman's head facing left, all others have the BrHempel mark and woman's head facing left after the number 3. The stainless steel knife blades are all Sheffield made, so may be replacement blades. Most of them are ill fitting and need to be re-fitted. Good condition on all other pieces, with very few scratches.

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