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Lot 1069
Reed & Barton "Lark" Sterling Silver Flatware Service
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
(56) pieces, service for eight, including: (8) knives (9 1/8 in.); (8) forks (7 5/8 in.); (6) salad forks; (2) dessert/oval soup spoons; (17) teaspoons; demitasse spoon; (8) butter spreaders; master butter knife; pierced tablespoon; medium cold meat serving fork; gravy ladle; large jelly server; and a lemon fork. No monograms.

46.95 total weighable troy oz.

This pattern was designed by John Prip for Reed & Barton and introduced to the market in 1960. Born in New York City to a Danish father and American mother, Prip was positioned early on for a merger of the two countries' distinct design asthetics. He apprenticed with the renowned Danish silversmith Evald Nielson in Copenhagen from 1937-1942. He returned to the United States in 1948 and was soon offered a teaching position at the School for American Craftsmen in Alfred, NY. He would teach throughout his lifetime, with positions at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, among others.

Light scratching consistent with age and some use.