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Reed & Barton Francis I Sterling Silver Flatware Set with Box. Selling the exact<br>estate fresh set shown in very clean condition with no monograms, no monogram<br>removals. All one set that was put together over generations by one family, well<br>loved and well taken care of.<br><br>An American Classic, Francis 1st by Reed & Barton continues to be as popular<br>today as it was when it was introduced in 1907. The grandeur of this unique<br>sterling silver pattern, designed by Ernest Meyers, is enhanced by its fifteen<br>different fruit-and-flower clusters. Each handle bears one of these exquisitely<br>detailed vignettes. After 112 years this pattern was retired in 2019.<br><br>The Pieces I have in this set are listed below. Every piece is marked Reed and<br>Barton Sterling, maybe half of the set has the older R Sterling with lions on<br>each side mark as it was bought by the previous generation of the family this<br>set came from and they added to it in about the 1980's.<br><br>23 Serving Pieces listed below, I have one of each of the following serving<br>pieces unless there is a number indicating there are more than one of those<br>pieces:<br><br>(1) 7 7/8" Solid cold meat serving fork<br>(1) 10" Lasagna Server Sterling handle/Stainless blade<br>(1) 10" Pastry Server with stainless blade<br>(1) 8.25" Pierced Solid piece tomato server<br>(1) 9.5" Solid Salad serving fork<br>(1) 5 5/8" Solid cream ladle<br>(2) 6 7/8" Solid gravy lady (these are slightly different, one 1/8" shorter with<br>wider bowl)<br>(1) 6" Pickle/Olive fork<br>(3) 6.25" Shell shaped Sugar Spoons<br>(3) 7 1/8" Flat handled Master Butter Knife<br>(4) 8 3/8" Tablespoon (Serving Spoon)<br>(2) 8 3/8" Pierced Tablespoon (Serving spoon)<br>(1) 4 5/8" Youth Fork<br>(1) 4 5/8" Youth Spoon<br><br>Here is a list of the other pieces<br><br>(18) 7.75" Forks (all Old mark)<br>(18) 6 1/8" Salad Fork (Reed and Barton mark)<br>(18) 5 7/8" Teaspoons (all Old mark)<br>(14) 5 7/8" Flat handle butter spreader (old mark)<br>(13) 7.75" Iced Tea Spoons (Reed and Barton Mark)<br>(10) 9 3/8" Modern Hollow knife 4" sterling handle, stainless blade (marked Reed<br>and Barton mirror steel sterling handle)<br>(8) 9 5/8" Modern Hollow Knife 4" sterling handle, stainless blade (0lder<br>knives)<br>(8) 6" Round bowl soup spoon/Cream soup spoon (old mark)<br>(8) 5 5/8" Oyster forks (Reed and Barton mark)<br><br>This is a very clean, very versatile set with tons of serving pieces.<br><br>This makes for (8) 9pc place settings or<br>(13) 6pc place settings with 3 slightly different knives or<br>(18) 4pc place settings with very slightly mix matched knives that nobody would<br>notice<br><br>The extensive set comes in the large solid Oak arts and crafts style box shown,<br>there are a few blemishes to the finish of the box but overall it's in good<br>condition. There are no bends, dents, deep scratches, or significant flaws with<br>this silver ware set.<br><br>Francis 1st flatware was produced by Reed & Barton Silversmiths. The original<br>backstamp featured a lion, an eagle, and the letter “R”; Commonly called<br>"Eagle-R-Lion". in about 1950 a new backstamp came into use which reads “Reed<br>and Barton".<br><br>This flatware was made in the US and is warranted by its production company for<br>100 years.<br><br>Three American Presidents (Wilson, Truman, and Eisenhower) have owned the<br>Francis 1st tableware pattern.
