A SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE, DESIGNED BY GIO PONTI
Lot 308 PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK FAMILY

A SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE, DESIGNED BY GIO PONTI

MARK OF REED & BARTON, TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1962

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A SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE, DESIGNED BY GIO PONTI
MARK OF REED & BARTON, TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1962
Diamond pattern, comprising:
Twelve dinner forks
Twelve dessert forks
Twelve dessert spoons
Twenty-four teaspoons
Twelve dinner knives, with stainless steel blades
Thirteen butter knives, with stainless steel blades
A serving fork and spoon
A pierced serving spoon
A sauce ladle
A jam spoon
A cake slice
in an associated canteen
104 oz. 10 dwt.  (3,247 gr.) weighable silver

Specialist note

Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti (1891-1979) created the Diamond pattern in 1958. This service was acquired in 1962.