handles engraved with initials NAK, comprising:11 dinner knives11 dinner forks11 lunch knives10 lunch forks12 fish knives12 fish forks12 fruit knives10 butter spreaders12 salad forks11 cocktail forks12 ice cream forks10 teaspoons12 dessert spoons12 tablespoons12 soup spoons12 bouillon spoons12 citrus spoons10 demitasse spoons11 iced teaspoons6 salt spoons4-piece carving set1 cold meat fork1 punch ladle1 gravy ladle228 pieces, in original Tiffany & Co. fitted mahogany case mounted with brass plaque engraved Nelley Atkin Keyser

Nelley Atkin Keyser (b. 1889), m. 1913, William Morris Meredith

general signs of wear from use; 4 lunch knives with blades separating from handles; 1 lunck knife handle with splitting to seam; some pieces with rubber band marks (pieces affected to varying degrees): 5 dinner forks, 2 lunch forks, 4 fish knives, 3 fish forks, 3 salad forks, 12 ice cream forks, 3 bouillon spoons, 12 citrus spoons, and 2 demitasse spoons; wood case with signs of wear and with deep scratches to cover
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