Lot 1368
Stunning 385 Piece Kirk & Sons Sterling Flatware Set. A 385 piece set in the popular Repoussé pattern that consists of forty-one different categories that have been assembled over a seventy-five year period by a prominent Carmel, California family.
Doing his apprenticeship in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Samuel Kirk then opened his own shop in Baltimore, Maryland in 1815. Kirk became known for his sterling silver repoussé work, a process where shapes and designs are hammered into a flat piece of metal (such as silver) from behind rather than the front, a technique known as chasing.Throughout its history Kirk & Son produced silverware, goblets, pitchers, tea services, and even postal scales. In 1979 Kirk was purchased by The Stieff Company and was renamed Kirk Stieff.
This set consists of the following categories: 32 knives, 23 dinner spoons, 54 tea spoons, 12 grapefruit spoons, 10 sugar spoons, 6 ice tea spoons, 12 soup spoons, 1 berry spoon, 2 ice tea spoons(short), 6 cereal spoons, 8 berry spoons (fork), 6 large demitasse spoons, 15 small demitasse spoons, 2 salt spoons, 1 baby fork, 2 baby spoons, 18 dinner forks, 12 salad forks, 33 dessert forks, 10 lemon forks, 5 pickle forks, 1 large olive fork, 2 small olive forks, 7 piece carving set, 1 candle snuffer, 2 spatulas, 1 flat server, 13 butter knives, 4 steak knives, 1 carving scissors, 5 soup ladles, 7 dinner serving spoons, 1 antique oval serving spoon, 1 oval serving spoon, 1 tong, 3 serving knives, 1 small ladle, 2 nut spoons, 2 tongs, 1 cake cutter, 1 bottle opener, 1 small silver spoon, 1 cake server, 1 baking fork, 2 fancy serving spoons, 4 nut spoons, 7 serving spoons, 6 serving forks, 9 misc. pieces. Total Weight 515 ozt.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 13,000.
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