Description: 200 years old! Made in 1823. Almost 17 inches long, 4 1/2 inches of silver cup/stem. PRICE REDUCED, QUICK SALE! Scottish Sterling Silver Toddy Ladle with Spiral Handle Glasgow 1823 Mitchell & Sons. Similar item in poorer condition (not well documented, stated to be same age, maker not given) is currently listing at $489. Sterling Silver, total weight including handle 72.3 g, approx 2 oz of silver in this - balance point is shaft-cup junction. Really nice ladle, solid sterling silver cup and handle tip, over 12 inch ebony-colored handle with silver tip. Ladle is 4 1/2 inches to top of stem, cup is 2 3/4 inches diameter, 1 inch deep. 15 inches from handle tip to cup joint, 17 inches total. Hallmarks in center identify it as made by Mitchell & sons (M&S in center) Sterling Silver (rampant lion, upside down below M&S) in Glasgow, Scotland (town symbol, an oak tree with a fish across the trunk, and a bird, to the right of M&S) in 1823 (serif'd E in shield, tip pointing down) and a bust of the monarch George IV? (monarch head and shoulders side profile above M&S) handle material maybe whale bone? appears to be hollow, has several quite small areas natural imperfections in material in thin shaft and near tip. US shipping cost includes $8.60 for $400 insurance.
Price: 279.95 USD
Location: Aurora, Colorado
End Time: 2024-11-12T21:01:06.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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Brand: Mitchell & Sons
Pattern: Georgian
Type: Ladle
Composition: Sterling Silver (.925)
Style: Georgian
Age: 1823
