A collection of white metal items stamped 'sterling' including a set of seven Francis I dishes with scrolling, foliage and grape detailing by Reed & Barton, patent number X569, serving tongs with floral and foliage detailing marked 'sterling', a matching cake knife with a blade marked 'stainless' and handle marked 'silver' and a plain bleeding bowl with a pierced handle marked 'sterling', 30.9ozt