Porter Blanchard "Fiddle" Pattern Sterling Silver Flatware Service

Description:

Porter Blanchard "Fiddle" Pattern Sterling Silver Flatware Service, California, early 20th century, monogrammed, twelve each: dinner forks, hollow knives (six with New French blades),soupspoons, dessert spoons, salad forks, iced tea spoons, and teaspoons; eleven spreaders, ten oyster forks, six hollow fruit knives, two serving spoons, a sugar spoon, cold meat fork, lemon fork, two-piece hollow carving set, stuffing spoon, large serving spoon, fish server, claret spoon, pie server, and pastry fork; together with five other Arts and Crafts serving pieces: an asparagus server, sardine fork, tomato server, gravy ladle and cake knife, approx. 134.3 troy oz. total weighable silver, in a fitted case.
Estimate $2,000-4,000

Surface abrasions throughout. Hollow-handle spreader with replaced stainless blades, six dinner knives with replaced stainless blades (remaining knives with old blades with abrasions, wear, minor nicks to blades). Carving knife with some rust to blade.


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