"Antique Sterling Silver Georgian Toddy / Punch Ladle With Twist Handle"
Georgian sterling silver toddy ladle with an ornate twisted handle and gadrooned border to the bowl.Made in England, 1790's
Silver tested for 925 - no marks as was common with punch ladles from that period.
In the early eighteenth century, fashionable people drank punch communally straight out of the bowl. By mid-century this practice had begun to wane, and in genteel circles silver punch ladles were used to transfer punch from the bowl in to individual glasses. Silver punch ladles were an expensive fashion statement.
37 g
23 cm handle length
6 cm ladle diameter
3 cm ladle height
Excellent antique condition.
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