Windemere by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 36 Pieces Dinner Size

Lovely Trousseau by International sterling silver dinner size flatware set - 53 pieces. This set includes: Eight dinner size knives, 9 5/8". Eight dinner size forks, 7 3/4". Eight s...

Beautiful, heirloom quality Wedgwood by International sterling silver flatware set - 40 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 8 3/4". Eight forks, 7 1/4". Eight salad forks, 6 1/...

Beautiful, heirloom quality WEDGWOOD BY INTERNATIONAL Sterling Silver flatware set - 40 pieces. This set includes: 8 KNIVES w/French stainless blades, 9" 8 FORKS, 7 1/4" 8 SALAD FO...

Stunning Angelique by International sterling silver flatware set, 55 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 9 1/4". Eight forks, 7 1/4". Eight salad forks, 6 5/8". Eight teaspoons...

118 piece silverware set by International Silver for the "Enchantress" collection. It consists of 12 dinner knives, 12 dinner forks, 12 salad forks, 12 dinner spoons, 12 soup spoons,...

800 Silver cutlery set, Italy, 1980s. Composed of 23 pieces, six forks, six spoons, six knives, ladle, large fork and spoon, two serving pieces. A...

A Rare case sets of 48 silver plated antique valuable luxury handle sterling silver dining cutlery spoons, forks, knives and coffee spoons ... a pair of set of everything for 12 indi...

Old Newbury Crafters sterling silver 119-piece flatware set for 12 in the Wilton pattern, retailed by Shreve, Crump & Low, beautifully and subtly hand-hammered, with heavy gage, in a style and quality similar to that of Georg Jensen, consisting of: - 16 dinner forks measuring 7 1/2'' in length - 12 luncheon forks measuring 7'' in length - 12 salad forks measuring 6 1/2'' in length - 12 flat butter spreaders measuring 5 1/2'' in length - 12 luncheon knives measuring 8 3/4'' in length - 12 dinner knives measuring 9 1/2'' in length - 12 teaspoons measuring 5 7/8'' in length - 12 bouillon spoons measuring 5 7/8'' in length - 12 oval soup spoons measuring 7 1/8'' in length - 5 tablespoons measuring 8 3/4'' in length - 1 cold meat fork measuring 8 1/8'' in length - 1 pie server measuring 8 3/4'' in length Each piece bears hallmarks as shown. Total weight is 157 troy ounces, including 1 troy ounce per knife. This Old Newbury Crafters is a celebrated American silversmith, known for creating high-quality, entirely handmade flatware. Old Newbury Crafters began business in 1915 as a partnership between "spoonman" Elmer Senior and "polisher" Albert MacBurnie. Both men had worked at the Frank Smith Silver Company in Gardner, Massachusetts. After leaving there, MacBurnie went to work for Towle Silversmiths. When MacBurnie left Towle, he went to work full time at Old Newbury Crafters. In 1921, at the Art Institute of Chicago, at the Applied Arts Exhibition, the prize for original design in silverware was given to Old Newbury Crafters. In 1934, at the New York Society of Craftsmen, their work was exhibited at a show illustrating contemporary trends in American craft work. After many generations, Old Newbury Crafters is still active to this day. Their unique, extremely limited production is characterized by renowned hand-wrought (hand hammered) patterns. The process begins with a single bar of sterling silver. There is no stamping or cutting out of the sterling - the piece is forged with a five pound hammer on the polished surface of an anvil. As it is forged the silver hardens and must be heated by the Silversmith to soften it. It is fired to a glowing red and plunged into cold water. The hammering doesn't end when the piece is forged to shape; it is rehammered with a lighter planishing hammer to smooth out the heavy forging marks, leaving a subtle hammered texture. The hand-forged sterling silver flatware uses...