GORHAM "CHANTILLY" STERLING SILVER 57-PIECE FLATWARE SET, pattern designed in 1895 by William C. Codman; solid sterling pieces comprising eight place forks, eight luncheon/dessert forks, nine salad forks, 11 teaspoons, a serving/tablespoon, a cocktail/seafood fork, a lemon fork, and a demitasse spoon; hollow-handled pieces with stainless blade consisting of 16 place knives with eight having a longer blade and shorter handle, and a butter spreader. Each with "STERLING" mark, all except butter spreader and four long-blade place knives with maker's marks. Total weight excluding 17 hollow-handled pieces: 49.645 ozt. Together with two hollow-handled knives comprising one having marked sterling handle by Towle Silversmiths and an unmarked example. 59 pieces total. Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI. 20th century. 4 1/8" to 9 1/8" LOA.
Provenance: From a Virginia private collection.
Good to very good overall condition with minor to moderate wear and surface scratches, some pieces with other minor to moderate imperfections including slight bending, nicks, one or a few dents, and/or worn spots to raised decoration.