Manchester "Leonore" Sterling Silver Flatware Set
Item Details
A Manchester Leonore sterling silver flatware and serveware set. This set features a floral detail on the bottom of the handle and accents along the handle edge. The set includes twelve nine-piece place settings, and various serving pieces, for a total of one hundred and forty-one pieces. (However, two included serving pieces do not match the set.) Each place setting includes a dinner fork, a salad fork, a fish/oyster fork, a dinner knife, a butter knife, a teaspoon, a soup spoon, a citrus spoon, and an iced tea spoon. The dinner knife includes a stainless blade. There are also a collection of serving utensils. The set is marked with the Manchester hallmark, ‘Leonore’ and sterling to the handle. A wood storage box by Gorham is also included, and includes a lower pull out drawer.
| Items Included | 24 teaspoons, 1 tomato server, 1 other smaller ladle, 12 citrus spoons, 1 cold meat/serving fork, 1 jelly/jam server, 12 butter knives, 1 master butter knife, 1 slotted specialty spoon (not Leonore), 12 dinner knives, 1 olive fork, 1 two-tine fork (not Leonore), 12 dinner forks, 14 fish/oyster forks, 1 lemon fork, 12 salad forks, 1 knife/fork carving set, 3 serving spoons, 12 soup spoons, 1 fork/spoon salad set, 1 sugar spoon, 12 iced tea spoons, 1 pie server, 1 gravy ladle |
| Brand | Manchester Sterling Company |
| Materials | Sterling Silver |
| Marks | Maker’s Mark, Fineness Mark |
| Period | 1939 – 1970s |
| Pattern | Leonore |
| Approximate Weight (ozt.) | 130.14 |
| Number of Items | 141 |
Condition
- some marks from use; monogrammed storage box.
- one citrus spoon is shown separated, but is included in the twelve piece set count; one specialty spoon and the two-tine fork are not part of set.
Dimensions
- Gorham Flatware Box
- total set weighs approximately 130.140 ozt (but does not include the dinner knives.)
- dinner forks 7"L; salad forks 6.25"L; soup spoons 6.25"L; iced tea spoons 7.5"L; citrus spoons 6"L; teaspoons 6"L; fish/oyster forks 5.5"L; butter knives 5.75"L and dinner knives 8.75"L
Item #
18CIN802-218
