Johan Rohde (Danish, 1856-1935) An Expanded Sterling Flatware Service for Twenty-Four in the "Acanthus" Pattern, Georg Jensen, Denmark, designed 1917, the present lot late 20th century

Sterling silver, stainless steel
Approximately 268 pieces total; comprised of 57 large teaspoons, 48 salad forks, 24 dinner forks, 8 long handled dinner knives (with stainless blades), 24 short handled dinner knives (with stainless blades), 24 soup spoons with round bowls, 12 shrimp-cocktail forks, 4 butter knives, 3 medium serving spoons, 1 medium serving fork, 2 large serving spoons, 1 large serving fork, 1 fish serving fork, 1 fish serving knife, 1 cake knife (with stainless blade), 2 meat forks, 1 fruit knife (with stainless blade), 1 child's fork, 1 jam spoon, 1 sugar spoon, 1 baby spoon, 1 baby fork, 10 salt cellars with green enamel bowls, six salt cellars with blue enamel bowls, and 16 salt spoons; along with 17 pepper shakers in the "Acorn" pattern, model no. 423B, 15 with rubber stoppers and 2 with silver stoppers
With a variety of Georg Jensen branded cloth storage bags
All with post-1945 marks, the stainless blades etched: "Georg Jensen, Denmark, Stainless Steel, Raadvad"
Total weight approximately 258.82 oz. t. (weighable sterling only, excluding dinner knives, fruit knife, cake knife, salt cellars, and pepper shakers)

L: 8 15/16 in. (dinner knives); L: 9 3/8 in. (large serving spoon)

Provenance

Property from a Private Philadelphia Area Collection