Silver & Collectors' Items - 22nd and 23rd July - 22nd July 2014

Lot 786

‡A rare early 19th century Scottish provincial silver toddy ladle

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1300

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Description

‡A rare early 19th century Scottish provincial silver toddy ladle,

by Robert Robertson, Cupar circa 1815,

the oval bowl set with a coin, twisted whale-bone handle with two wire-work scroll supports, the reverse engraved with a monogram, length 42cm, approx. weight 2.8oz.

Provenance: purchased from Steppes Hill Farm Antiques.