First World War Period United States Navy King's Pattern Flatware Hold gilded silver with white

gilded silver with white

marked "KIRK" on the left

again nice patina on silver

1920 in St

1918) and returned to France with No

First World War Period United States Navy King's Pattern Flatware Hold gilded silver with whiteIncludes three pieces: knife, fork and spoon. Each is fabricated from silvered metal, magnetic, incorporating an ornate stylized "shell" design on both sides of the handle, known as the King's pattern, the knife with a fouled anchor framed by the ornate frame on the obverse, the fork and spoon without anchor, the reverse of all three items stamped "U. S. N." (United States Navy) framed by the ornate frame, the knife marked "1835 R. WALLACE" on the