Firelight by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 57 Pieces Modern

Mid-Century Modern firelight by Gorham circa 1959 sterling silver flatware set - 65 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9" 12 forks, 7 1/2" 12 s...

Mid-Century Modern Celeste by Gorham, circa 1956 sterling silver flatware set of 55 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9 3/8" 12 forks, 7 1/2" 12 salad forks, 7 1/8" 12 teaspoons, 6" 1 gravy ladle, 7 1/4" 1 serving spoon, 8 1/2" 1 hollow handle master butter knife, 7" 1 lemon fork, 2-tine, 4" 1 pie server w/stainless blade, 10 3/4" 1 nut spoon, 4 1/8" 1 jelly server, 6 1/4" Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary. Excellent condition, no monograms. Will be professionally polished to pristine condition and sealed in individual plastic sleeves prior to shipping. In the mid-late 1950s "space age silver" was all the rage. In 1957, the year of Sputnik, star-studded sterling flatware was continuing to be designed and released, which continued all through the 1960s. President Kennedy's mission in 1961 to reach the moon culminated the successful voyage of the Apollo 11 spacecraft in 1969. It was an exciting time in space...

Wow, this is an incredible find. A sterling silver flatware set, service for 24, 5 piece setting in mint condition. This is midcentury at its finest. Look at the curvy shape of each piece; a modernist paradise. Each piece is tapered with the center being a tad bit wider than the top and bottom. This is not your grandmothers ornate and heavy looking flatware; this set is young and modern. Comes with a wooden flatware chest...

This complete set of sterling silver flatware is a Classic beauty. Tailored with very Fine detail, this set will never go out of style...