The Art of Gathering

Comprising fourteen dinner forks, fourteen salad forks, fifteen seafood forks (four of a differing form, with gilt-washed bowls), twenty-seven tablespoons, fourteen soup spoons, fourteen dinner knives, twelve butter spread knives, two carving forks, two carving knives, a serving fork, a serving spoon, a small fish knife, two small ladles, two oyster forks, two nut / serving spoons, and two butter knives; most items marked; some pieces apparently assembled at a later date, with slightly varying sizes, forms, and hallmarks; the gilt-washed seafood forks engraved with monogram, "CV." (125 pieces total).