Pattern: French Renaissance,Brand: Reed & Barton,Type: Flatware - Sets,Age: Post-1940,Composition: Sterling Silver,Maker: Reed & Barton,Country of Origin: United StatesFab Reed Barton Sterling Silver French Renaissance 39pc Flatware Set Serves 8Presented is a beautiful Reed & Barton sterling silver 39 piece flatwareset. This set is done in the elegant French Renaissance pattern, which beganproduction in 1941. This is an ornate pattern featuring classical scroll andfloral motifs decorating the handles on both sides. This set provides servicefor 8, with 4pc place settings and a variety of serving utensils. The kniveshave stainless steel blades in the New French style.The set consists of:8 knives--98 forks--7 1/48 fish/salad/pastry forks--6 1/88 teaspoons--62 serving/soup spoons--6 7/81 butter knife--61 gravy/sauce ladle--6 1/41 pierced serving spoon--8 1/41 sugar shell spoon--6 1/41 pickle/olive fork--5 1/2Each non-knife piece is stamped sterling as well as the maker's mark for Reed& Barton. The knives are stamped on the handle with sterling handle, whilethe blades are marked Reed & Barton as well as Mirrorstele, Reed &Barton's proprietary stainless steel.This set is in excellent condition. The details of the design are nice andcrisp. There are no splits, no breaks, no dents, no monograms, no monogramremovals, and no repairs.We are including with the set a felt-lined flatware storage chest. The chestis in good shape and does an excellent job of protecting the silver from wear.The chest is a free gift and does not factor in to the price or conditionstatement of the set, we merely include it as a convenience for the buyer. Ifyou do not want this storage chest, please let us know and we will not ship it.The weighable silver weight for the set is 1447 grams or 51.0 regular ounces.We estimate that each of the 8 knives with stainless steel blades has an ounceof silver in the weight of the handle, and we base this estimate on havingscrapped damaged knives in the past and being able to weigh the silver alone. Soby our estimate, the total silver weight including the knives is about 1674grams, or 59.0 regular ounces.