Vintage Art Deco NSC E.P.N.S. Silver-Plated Flatware Service - 23-Piece Lot

An elegant, partial flatware service from the Art Deco era featuring a geometric design. The handles are styled with clean skyscaper-style stepped borders, a beaded outer rim, and a central diamond medallion. The reverse handles bear the manufacturer initials and material purity hallmarks reading "NSC E.P.N.S." (Electroplated Nickel Silver). The collection includes five dinner knives fitted with matching hollow handles and straight stainless steel blades, six dinner forks, six larger tablespoons, and six smaller teaspoons. Brand / Maker Marks: NSC; stamped "E.P.N.S." on reverse handles. Design Era: Art Deco (c. 1930s–1940s). Piece Count: 23 individual pieces total. Materials: Silver-plated nickel silver base metal, stainless steel blades. Condition Report: Excellent condition; the fork tines are perfectly straight and sharp, the spoon bowls show no crushing, and the knife blades are firmly seated within their bolster sockets. The silver plating exhibits a uniform, natural aged tarnish and faint surface pocket storage marks. Displays normal light dust accumulation consistent with estate storage.