Towle Sterling Silver Cutlery Set
26 March 2022
Description

We have a set of silver cutlery as follows: 12 Salad Forks 12 Knives 12 Relish forks 12 Dinner Forks 3 serving spoons 1 ladle 12 soup spoons 24 tea spoons 1 serving fork 1 serving spoon

Provenance

The set is in very good condition - needs to be polished. This set was owned by a residential home builder in Hollywood, California. He and his wife built many of the movie and TV stars homes in the 1940's - 1960's.

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Maybe
Answered within 1 day
By Delia
Mar 27, 16:24 UTC
Fair Market Value
$3,000 - $5,000 USD
Suggested Asking Price $5,000 USD
What does this mean?

Hi William,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
Not knowing the weight of this set makes it a bit difficult to valuate but I've found a set of similar size (https://www.liveauctioneers.com/search/?keyword=towle%20flatware%2090&sort=-saleStart&status=archive) that's helped guide my valuation (I'm conservative on the estimate because there can be value differences between patterns too).
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

A vintage 89-piece set of Towle sterling silver flatware
mid 20th Century, comprising:
12 knives
12 dinner forks
12 Salad Forks
12 Relish forks
12 soup spoons
24 tea spoons
3 serving spoons
1 ladle
1 serving fork
1 serving spoon
151.35 oz total weight
CONDITION: appears to be in good condition with wear commensurate to age and use
PROVENANCE: inherited
$3,000-5,000*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, and thank you again for using Mearto.

William lightfoot Mar 27, 20:20 UTC

Thank you! I just weighted the set and it came out to 151.35 ounces

Delia Mar 28, 00:13 UTC

That's heavier than I thought it was, and increases the value a bit. I've updated this so you're all set. Thanks!

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