An American Parcel Gilt Silver Flatware Service

Wallace Silversmiths, Wallingford, CT, 20th Century

Golden Aegean Weave pattern, comprising:
23 dinner knives
8 dinner forks
23 luncheon forks
29 salad or dessert forks
23 soup spoons
34 teaspoons
8 iced tea spoons
19 butter spreaders
13 cocktail forks
15 coffee spoons
3 tablespoons
3 pierced tablespoons
2 cold meat forks
2 sugar spoons
2 gravy ladles
8 fish knives
2 master butter knives (of varying forms)
2 cake or pie servers
1 cake slicer,
together with two tablespoons, two pierced tablespoons, one serving fork and two jam spoons by S. Kirk and Son;
227 items total.
Length of dinner knife 9 3/8 inches.

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Nick Coombs

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Nick Coombs is a senior specialist in the Furniture & Decorative Arts department and also the Coins, Medals & Banknotes department at Freeman's.
Prior to joining Freeman's in 2014, Mr. Coombs worked for PCGS Currency in Peoria, Illinois, where he was responsible for the grading and authentication of paper money. This enabled him to travel to dozens of coin and currency shows a year and develop a lifelong passion for numismatics. In addition to heading the Coins, Medals & Banknotes department at Freeman's, Mr. Coombs works closely with Furniture & Decorative Arts department and has directed auctions for philatelics, memorabilia, scientific instruments, and fountain pens. He received a BA in art history from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a master of letters in art and art world practice from the University of Glasgow.

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