24 piece sterling knives and forks

[niffler]

I made my usual rounds this morning looking for yard sales, usually within a mile of my house. After a couple sales that were not too exciting, I stopped at a moving sale. I saw basically nothing of interest until I spied an old looking mahogany box with a locking mechanism. When I opened it up I saw the knives and forks with mother of pearl handles. All are hallmarked plain as day with the lion, the Sheffield crown, date letter for 1905, and George Hape makers mark. 12 knives and 12 forks. The lady said they once belonged to her grandparents in San Francisco. She was asking $75 so I offered her $60...settled on $70. I am certain I can triple my money without too much effort. HH.

 

[randazzo1]

Wow what a beautiful set.

 

[UnderMiner]

Excellent score!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the beautiful fork/knife set!

 

[captain flintlock]

Beautiful set. Well done on a great score.

 

[niffler]

Just realized 1 of the knives doesn't exactly match the others. so a 23 piece +1 set I guess.

 

[Hawks88]

That’s an excellent purchase and I’m sure you will make a few bucks when you sell the set. Congrats

 

[tamrock]

Rare to find knife blades of sterling silver. Ya did good.

 

[JimDon]

Awesome set!

 

[dejapooh]

Funny thing. Out here, Silverware and Flatware are generally cheap, unless they are in the box. The flatware sells for $1 a setting, the box sells for $150 (they won't sell the flatware without the box, so its all or nothing).

 

[huntsman53]

Just realized 1 of the knives doesn't exactly match the others. so a 23 piece +1 set I guess.

Super nice find and purchase! You might find a replacement for the missing piece at the link below. Once completed, the set will be worth a heck of a lot more.

https://www.replacements.com/silver/ghp.htm

 

[A2coins]

well done