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Lot 258
Sale 6427 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts: Featuring Property from Prominent New York and Philadelphia Collectors
Nov 12, 2025
10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$5,000 -
7,000
Price Realized
$7,040
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Sterling Silver Flatware Service in the "Imperial Queen" Pattern
Whiting Mfg. Co., North Attleboro, Massachusetts, Late 19th Century
comprising twelve dinner knives, eleven luncheon knives, five butter spread knives, twelve dinner forks, seventeen luncheon forks, eleven pastry forks, four salad forks, twelve seafood forks with gilt-washed ends, twelve tablespoons, six teaspoons, twelve shell teaspoons with gilt-washed bowls, one melon spoon, three serving spoons, one serving spoon with gilt-washed shell-form bowl, one stake, a carving fork, two carving knives, three fish or cake servers / knives (one with gilt-washed blade), a tomato or vegetable server with gilt-washed tongs, a punch ladle with gilt-washed bowl, three perforated or scalloped ladles / spoons of various forms, a salad serving spoon and fork with gilt-washed ends, and a serving spoon with gilt-washed shell-formed bowl, all engraved with monogram, "KLD", marked; sold together with a large silver-plated serving spoon and melon spoon, the melon spoon engraved, "1885/ B.M.C/ 1985" and marked "Sheffield England." (136 items total).
Length 15 1/4 inches (longest carving knife), Total weight: 146.415 oz. t. (weighable sterling silver only).
This lot is located in Philadelphia.


