Description:
German .800 Silver Flatware Service, late 19th/early 20th century, Wilkens & Söhne, maker, "G. Schmitz," retailer, monogrammed, twenty-one fish knives, eighteen fish forks, sixteen dinner forks, twelve hollow dinner knives, seven teaspoons, and two serving spoons, approx. 87.7 troy oz. weighable silver, in a fitted case.
Estimate $600-800
Minor usage wear throughout.
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