S. KIRK & SON "REPOUSSE" STERLING SILVER 83-PIECE FLATWARE SET, most pieces having personalized engravings with the majority being "MLK"; solid sterling pieces comprising eight place forks, eight salad forks, eight ice cream forks, eight bouillon soup spoons, six iced tea spoons, four teaspoons, eight 5 o'clock teaspoons, eight butter spreaders, a meat serving fork, a pickle/olive fork, a lemon fork, a stuffing/dressing serving spoon, a serving/tablespoon, a cream ladle, a pierced olive spoon, a bon bon spoon with repousse bowl, and a pair of small sugar tongs; pieces with hollow handles and non-sterling tops consisting of eight hollow-handled place knives, a cake/pie server, a cake breaker, a pair of poultry shears, a small carving fork and knife set, and a three-piece carving set of a fork, knife, and honing steel. Together with a "Repousse" sterling cover for a jam jar by S. Kirk & Son. Each with "STERLING" and maker's marks, many pieces also with pattern numbers. Total weight excluding 16 hollow-handled pieces: 83.83 ozt. 84 pieces total. S. Kirk & Son, Baltimore, MD. First half/mid 20th century. 4 1/8" to 15" LOA.
Provenance: Property from a Youngstown, OH estate.
Good to excellent 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 minute dents, and/or worn spots to raised decoration.