Reed and Barton

Thank You very much LoveJoy for responding,Tamara here but I must reiterate That I am not the one who said it was rare or valuable Reed & Barton's archive department did.They said the same as you but because They could not Identify the unique pattern and because the patterns of the time were never this ornate and were not even close in the intricate detail and also all patterns were recorded with pattern pictures drawings and dimensions and they also said the numbers Do Not in this case refer to a catalog number that was produced for the public that this particular one is unique if not a one of a kind piece that was either commissioned or a piece that was made for production but did not get manufactured but for the one perhaps a prototype, Yes "Brides Baskets" were made by the tens of thousands of similar pieces with cataloged "replicated" patterns but they said from their archive department who actually has everything recorded from their beginning in england this one is different and this one particular piece was never mass produced.Thank you for your time and energy for writing me a comment but I actually need an appraisal.Reed & Barton said an appraisal because of extreme rarity of This piece was in need of an appraisal .So I am grateful but disappointed as well to here its not worth much but when I called them back this is the info they gave me.They also reiterated to me again that this piece is rare not because of what it is but because the pattern is unique in detail and a relief pattern and because it may be the only one with these certain qualities.So do you know anyone who can appraise a rare production of a "common" piece? Hey you have a great day and smile Big one right atcha.Tamara Bousquet