(40) Oneida Heritage Sterling 'Damask Rose' Flatware Service

Lot description

(lot of 40) American sterling silver flatware service, Heirloom Sterling by Oneida, in the "Damask Rose" pattern, including: (8) hollow handle knives, 9.5"l, (8) forks, 7 7/8"l, (5) salad forks, 6.5"l, (9) iced tea spoons, 7.5"l, (9) teaspoons, 6 1/8"l, (1) hollow handle butter spreader, 6.25"l; no observed monograms, 37.74ozt total (weighable silver only) Provenance: From the estate of Connie Todd (Constance Clare Todd, Austin, Texas, 1941-2024). For many years, Connie Todd was the personal assistant to prominent Austin-based book publisher, photographer, and author Bill Wittliff (William Dale Wittliff, American, active in Austin, Texas, 1940-2019). Bill Wittliff wrote celebrated screenplays such as "Lonesome Dove" (1982), "Legends of the Fall" (1994), and "Barbarosa" (2000), and founded the regionally-oriented publishing company, Encino Press, with his wife Sally in 1963. Connie Todd later served as the founding director of the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University from 1997-2010, transforming it into an internationally-acclaimed collection through noteworthy acquisitions such as the Cormac McCarthy archive. After retiring from Texas State, Connie Todd spent time traveling the world with friends and family.