125: A 145-PC. FRANCIS I STERLING SILVER FLATWARE SET

A large 145-piece collection of Francis I sterling flatware by Reed & Barton: twenty teaspoons 6 inches; eleven round bowl soup spoons 6 inches; twelve iced tea spoons 7.625 inches; twelve dinner forks 7.375 inches; twelve demitasse spoons 4.25 inches; twenty-four individual salad forks 6 inches; twelve oyster forks 5.5 inches; twelve flat spreader knives 5.875 inches; twelve dinner knives 9.25 inches; casserole spoon 9.25 inches; cold meat fork 7.875 inches; two large table spoons 8.25 inches; ladle 7 inches; two piece salad serving set 9.5 and 10 inches; pierced table spoon 7.75; jelly spoon 5.875 inches; pie server 10.5 inches; cake/pie server 10 inches; pastry server 6.75 inches; master butter knife 7.25 inches; sauce ladle 5.875 inches; nut spoon 4.75 inches; two sugar shells 5.5 and 5.875 inches; lemon fork 5 inches; and a short handle pickle/olive fork 5.875 inches.
Total weight without the hollow handle knives and pie/pastry servers is 155.03 ozt.
Very good condition noting a monogram on the back of each piece.
$3,500 - $5,000