Lunt Silverware Brings Your Table To Life

Everyone has heard of Lunt Silversmiths over the years. It was founded in 1882 by two renowned individuals by the name of Anthony Towle and George C Lunt. But in 1902 it became private and the sole property of George Lunt, one of the founders. Lunt is a group of companies with their own manufacturing units turning out top designs for silverware and is a leading sterling silverware company in America.

With head quarters at Greenfield Massachusetts, there are also subsidiaries which produce quality silverware. Couzon, USA, is a subsidiary of Lunt Couzon who owns it completely and specializes in 18/10 stainless steel flatware comprising of ethnic French designs.

Lunt is only a manufacturer and a wholesaler. No direct sale is made to customers but, it has a network of retailers throughout America who is in charge of selling Lunt and Couzon products. There is not a large range of patterns but the quality is high in standard. The price ranges from $200 - $3000 or $4000 for a 4 piece to a 66 piece set respectively.

There are popular patterns like Modern Victorian Delacourt Eloquence, William & Mary, Homes, in sterling silver. The trendiest though is Delicay which have Chippendale design and Bel Chateau. Golden Embassy Scroll, Regency Shell, Golden Regency Shell and are some of the more elaborate ones.

Around the world, Embassy Scroll is the classiest patterns and the US Embassies declared it the official pattern in all the embassies all over the world. Some shelved antique patterns like Golden Soleil, American Victorian, Soleil Quintessence, Memory Lane, and are now being revived again

According to the terminology in America, silverware also includes stainless steel flatware. Lunt provides a 4 piece hostess set having a serving spoon, serving fork, pierced serving spoon along with pastry server. The latest available is Coco, Portico, Captiva 1902, Williamstown, Sarong, and also Sarong Gold.

Very recently, they launched the new Oscar de la Collection which is in 3 patterns; they are named Island, City, and Country. Prices are determined by quality of finish, pattern detail, weight and size of each piece, and also the total number of pieces available. These are mainly for 18/10 stainless steel designs.

As we all know, silver tends to tarnish quickly and this is because of oxidization i.e. when silver is exposed to air. For this reason, restoration is maintained by regular cleaning and polishing. It is considered as an excellent gift for newlyweds. All in all, Lunt patterns maintain a high standing in the international market, and displays a mark of excellence notwithstanding tough competition.