TOWLE "FONTANA" STERLING SILVER 130-PIECE FLATWARE SERVICE, pattern designed by Robert J. King in 1957; solid sterling pieces comprising 12 place forks measuring 7 1/4" L, 12 salad forks, 12 cocktail / seafood forks, 12 dessert / oval soup spoons, 24 teaspoons, 12 iced tea spoons, two meat serving forks, one lemon fork, one pickle/olive fork, four serving / tablespoons with two having pierced bowls, one casserole spoon, one gravy ladle, one cream ladle, and one sugar spoon; hollow-handled pieces comprising 12 place knives, 12 butter spreaders, a two-piece salad serving set with plastic tops, a large roast carving fork and knife set, a small carving fork and knife set, one pie / cake server, two butter knives, and one cheese server. Each with "STERLING" and maker's marks, many with pattern name. Total weight excluding 34 hollow-handled pieces: 114.595 ozt. Towle Silversmiths, Newburyport, MA. Second half 20th century. 5" to 13 3/4" LOA.

Descended in the family of Governor of Virginia Benjamin Harrison V and U.S. President William Henry Harrison.

Very good to excellent overall condition with minor wear, minor to moderate surface scratches, and other imperfections including nicks, slight bending, slight worn spots to raised decoration, and/or possibly one or a few dents.