An important one hundred fifty-five piece set of Reed & Barton "Love Disarmed" sterling silver flatware, the pattern designed in 1899 by Charles A. Bennett, Taunton, Massachusetts; comprising service for twelve, to include twelve (12) each of: tea spoons, table spoons, dinner forks, salad forks, seafood forks, strawberry forks, round bowl soup spoons, orange spoons, iced tea spoons, ice cream forks, and dinner knives; and one (1) large scalloped serving spoon, two (2) pierced tablespoon servers, one (1) master butter knife, one (1) sardine server, one (1) sugar tongs, one (1) child's fork and spoon, one (1) sugar spoon, two (2) serving spoons, one (1) tomato spoon, one (1) ice cream slicer, two (2) fish serving forks, one (1) cracker spoon, one (1) jelly/cake server, one (1) cake server, two (2) gravy ladles, one (1) toast server, and one over-sized salad serving spoon and fork set; no monograms; mixed issue set; together with two associated cloth-lined wooden cases, not original to set.

Approximate total weight 247.275 ozt. (excluding hollowware pieces).

CONDITION: In overall good condition, anticipated wear throughout commensurate with age and use, which may include scratches, scuffs, shallow gouges dirt, and/orresidue; most pieces having scattered tarnish throughout; hollowware pieces with stainless steel blades well-fitted; wooden cases with significant wear throughout; one wooden case with complete detachment to hinges.