46pc German/Austrian Silver Luncheon Flatware Set c1850s

Presented is a German or Austrian silver 46 piece flatware set made during the mid 1800s, between the 1840s to the 1870s. This set is in a sort of French Knot or Knotted pattern, which has a full knot accent at the tips and a half knot design in the middle of each handle. All of the pieces have a monogram of the initials SW. The knives in this set are completely silver, the blades included (they are also stamped). 3 out of the 16 knives have replacement blades, which we believe to also be silver, and the handles appear to be solid silver, instead of the rest of the knives which are hollow silver handles. None of the knives appear to have any pitch or cement in the handles. In short, all of the weight in the knives are silver.

This set includes:
15 Forks: 7 1/8 inches long and the combined weight of the forks is 718 grams or 25.3 ounces.
15 Spoons: 7 1/8 inches long and the combined weight of the spoons is 636.7 grams or 22.5 ounces.
16 Knives: 7 5/8 inches long and the combined weight of the hollow handled knives is 502.8 grams or 17.7
ounces. The weight of the three solid handled knives are 221.4 grams or 7.8 ounces.

The total weight is 2079 grams or 72.8 ounces.

Each piece has a 3 tower mark and a mark of The letter F. We have tested these pieces and guarantee them to be at least 800 purity silver.

This set is in great overall condition. The knife handles do have some denting to the tips but there are no other dents, no breaks, no splits, no monogram removals and no repairs.

We are including with the set a brand new wooden flatware storage chest as a free bonus gift, visible in the final photo. Please let us know if you do not want the flatware chest, and we will not ship it.