AN AMERICAN STERLING SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE
by S. Kirk & Sons, Baltimore, MD, late 19th century
Comprising twelve dinner forks, twelve oval soup spoons, eighteen dinner knives, twelve round bowl soup spoons, twelve luncheon forks, six luncheon knives, twelve fish forks, twelve fish knives, twelve salad forks, twelve oyster forks, twelve ice cream forks, twelve bouillon spoons, twenty-five teaspoons, twelve fruit spoons, twelve cheese knives, twelve butter spreaders, twelve demitasse spoons, twelve iced tea spoons, six serving spoons, a gravy ladle, a two-piece roast carving set, and a three-piece roast carving set, poultry shears, and a cake breaker; total weighable silver approximately 317oz troy (243).