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Ladles can often be difficult to categorize and as a result are being split into two large groupings for this page. The large ladles will be placed together as Soup, Oyster & Punch Ladles with the smaller ones as Gravy & Sauce Ladles; within each category the listings will be alphabetical by maker/retailer. The soup ladles are the largest, the oyster ladles are somewhat smaller and indeed might actually have been made as small soup ladles in some cases, the punch ladles are described as such due to either handle or bowl decoration, and the gravy and sauce ladles are differentiated only by size (gravy presumably larger). A fancy bowl might be found on any of these ladles; also note that a small oyster ladle can be very close in size to a large gravy ladle. We view many of these descriptions as subjective since in most instances we may not know the original use intended by the maker and customer. Also listed on this page will be Sugar Sifters; these will look like and be the size of the Gravy & Sauce Ladles but will have pierced bowls to allow sprinkling of sugar. Not listed on this page will be Mustard Ladles / Spoons; those will be listed on the Coin Silver Servers page to keep them with salt spoons. Later American ladles as well as foreign ladles may be found on the Ladle Page.
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1544-22. Antique American Silver Soup Ladle in the 'Antique' pattern with a broad drop on the back of the circular bowl; struck with a lion passant and G∙A for George Aiken of Baltimore MD, c.1795-1805. | 13.5" long, 3.55" bowl diameter, 1.35" bowl depth, 4.3 troy oz. Later fancy vertical script "J∙H∙M∙" on the front and "∙1876∙" above "∙1901∙" on the back. Some thinning in bowl. | $380. |
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1474-16. Antique American Silver Soup Ladle in the 'Antique' pattern with a "broad drop" on the back of the circular bowl; worn script mark GAiken and lion passant trademark for George Aiken, Baltimore MD c.1795-1810. | 12.88" long, 3.5" bowl diameter, 1.12" bowl depth, 4.6 troy oz. Original mono erased and later style script "S" added, polished. | $ 600. |
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1474-15. Antique American Silver Soup Ladle in the 'Antique' pattern with heavy oval bowl drop; marked by the unidentified WB with spread eagle in a shield trademark that has been previously attributed to the late colonial silversmith William Bartram of Philadelphia PA c.1769 but appears to date c.1785-1810 from the mid-Atlantic region. | 13.25" long, 4.0" bowl width, 3.5" bowl length, 1.25" bowl depth, 5.6 troy oz. Mono erased. | $ 700. |
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1474-17. Antique American Silver Soup Ladle in the 'Fiddle' pattern; marked C.BLAKE. 10.OZ.15. by Charles Blake of Baltimore MD, c.1840-1860. | 11.12" long, 3.62" bowl width, 3.0" bowl length, 0.75" bowl depth, 4.0 troy oz. Feathered script "T ". | $ 350. |
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1472-01. Antique American Silver Soup Ladle in the 'Fiddle' pattern with a "broad drop" on the back of the circular bowl; marked G∙D∙CLARK 10OZ∙15. by Gabriel D. Clark of Baltimore MD, c.1840-1855. | 13.12" long, 3.75" bowl diameter, 1.12" bowl depth, 4.7 troy oz. Some spotting from tarnish corrosion. Some nicks on handle near script mono "AVD ". | $ 450. |
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1581-68. Antique American Silver Soup Ladle in the 'Antique' pattern with a "broad drop" on back of the circular bowl; marked L∙HOLLAND STERLING for Littleton Holland of Baltimore MD, c.1800-1814. Feathered script mono "T ". | 12.9" long, 3.75" bowl diameter, 1.2" bowl depth, 5.85 troy oz. Polished surface and later(?) 90 degree handle curvature. | $600. |
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1592-25. Antique American Silver Soup Ladle in the 'Fiddle' pattern with a "broad drop" on the back of the circular bowl; struck with a nearly illegible script punch J.Jackson for Joseph Jackson, working in Baltimore MD c.1802-1831+ with the exception of the period during 1815-1817 when he was in Richmond VA. Feathered script mono "RW". | 12.6" long, 3.55" bowl width, 0.9" bowl depth, 7.75 troy oz. The wear to the punch would suggest that this piece dates to the period 1820-1840; for some of that time he lived outside the Baltimore city limits and was not subject to assay testing. | $280. |
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1597-05. Antique American Silver Oyster Ladle in the 'Fiddle' pattern; original mark apparently of Littleton Holland later overstruck S.KIRK by Samuel Kirk, also struck with the Baltimore City marks used by assayer Thomas Warner in both 1817 and 1823. (old #1330-52) | 9.5" long, 2.88" bowl width, 0.88" bowl depth, 2.4 troy oz. Feathered script mono "WMW " presumably added when later re-sold by Kirk sometime before taking his son into partnership in1846. | $ 335. |
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1452-02. Antique American Silver Soup Ladle in the 'Fiddle' pattern with a "broad drop" on the back of the circular bowl; marked J.LYNCH together with an eagle head trademark by John Lynch, of Baltimore MD c.1805-1814. | 14.0" long, 3.62" bowl diameter, 1.0" bowl depth, 6.0 troy oz. Engraved (later?) in script "O. H. Dorsey" on handle. | $ 750. |
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1200-37. Antique American Silver Soup Ladle in the 'Fiddle' pattern; marked I∙OWEN by John Owen Jr. of Philadelphia PA, c.1820-1840. | 12.75" long, 4.25" across bowl, 1.12" bowl depth, 5.4 troy oz. Original mono erased and replaced with vertical script mono "E H C ". | $ 225. |
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1608-51. Antique American Silver Soup Ladle in the 'Antique' pattern with a with a "broad drop" on the back of the circular bowl; marked LPONCET for Lewis Joseph Poncet, working in Alexandria VA in 1796 and in Baltimore MD 1797-1822 (although this ladle would predate the August 1814 beginning of the Baltimore Assay period). | 14.25" long, 3.5" bowl diameter, 1.2" bowl depth, 5.5 troy oz. Surface somewhat polished. Feathered script mono "C ". | $400.00 |
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1602-45. Antique American Silver Soup Ladle in the 'Fiddle' pattern with a "broad drop" on the back of the circular bowl; marked marked J.WALTER for Jacob Walter and struck with the Baltimore City marks used in 1815 by assayer Thomas Warner. | 12.75" long, 3.7" bowl diameter, 1.0" bowl depth, 5.8 troy oz. Some surface wear as well as dings and scratches in the circular bowl. Feathered script mono "ES ". | $400. |
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1581-67. Antique American Silver Soup Ladle in the 'Fiddle' pattern with a "broad drop" on the back of the circular bowl; marked A∙E∙WARNER for Andrew Ellicott Warner Sr. and struck with the Baltimore City marks used in 1815 by assayer Thomas Warner. | 13.6" long, 3.65" bowl diameter, 1.25" bowl depth, 7.5 troy oz. Several bowl dings. Engraved with crest of arm grasping a broken mace. | $650. |
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1607-71. Antique American Silver Soup Ladle in the 'Fiddle' pattern with a "broad drop" on the back of the oval bowl; marked A.E.WARNER 1015 for Andrew E. Warner Sr./Jr. of Baltimore MD and struck with the numerical quality mark for the old .895 coin standard, c.1840-1860. | 13.3" long, 4.15" bowl width, 1.1" bowl depth, 5.7 troy oz. Feathered script mono "JJH ". | $300. |
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1564-65. Antique American Silver Soup Ladle in the 'Antique' pattern with a "broad drop" on the back of the circular bowl; marked SW for Simon Wedge Sr. and also struck with an eagle's head mark, Baltimore MD c.1805-1814. Elaborate feathered script mono "HAD". | 12.75" long, 3.65" bowl diameter, 1.5" bowl depth, 4.2 troy oz. Bowl repaired at handle and surface polishing. | $350. |
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1591-14. Antique American Silver Small Soup or Oyster Ladle in a 'Twist & Engraved' pattern with lobed gilt bowl, the upper handle engraved with freehand and engine-turned decoration; struck with the "horse-head above chevron" manufacturing trademark of James Watts of Philadelphia PA, c.1855-1870. Script mono "CSY ". | 10.35" long, 3.35" bowl diameter, 0.95" bowl depth, 2.6 troy oz. | $225. |
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1544-35. Antique American Silver Sauce Ladle in the 'Fiddle' pattern marked H:BOSWORTH by Howard Bosworth of Buffalo NY, c.1840. | 6.25" long, 1.55" bowl diameter, 0.38" bowl depth, 0.55 troy oz. Large script mono "RH ". Bowl repair. | $50. |
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1450-66. Antique American Silver Sauce Ladle in a 'Wavy Fiddle' pattern with oval bowl; marked by the unlocated J.DYER. (but probably New England) c.1850-1875. | 6.05" long, 1.95" bowl width, 1.6" bowl length, 0.5" bowl depth, 0.75 troy oz. Script mono "HLW ". | $60. |
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1581-32. Antique American Silver Sauce Ladle in the 'Fiddle' pattern with a "broad drop" on the back of the oval bowl; marked S.Kirk by Samuel Kirk and struck with the Baltimore City marks used 1824-1829 by LeRoy Atkinson during his tenure as assayer. | 6.1" long, 2.0" bowl width, 0.5" bowl depth, 1.25 troy oz. Feathered script mono "L ". | $140. |
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1607-53. Antique American Silver Small Gravy Ladle in 'Fiddle' pattern with a "broad drop" on the back of oval bowl; marked S.KIRK.& SON 10.15 for Samuel Kirk & Son of Baltimore MD and struck with the numerical quality mark for the old .895 coin silver standard, working 1846-1861. | 7.35" long, 2.0" bowl width, 0.45" bowl depth, 1.85 troy oz. Feathered script mono "JJH ". | $85. |
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1547-10. Antique American Silver Sauce Ladle in the 'Finless Fiddle' pattern marked M&B with a grapevine trademark by Marcus Merriman & Zebul Bradley of New Haven CT, working 1817-1826. | 5.5" long, 1.45" bowl diameter, 0.45" bowl depth, 0.4 try oz. Feathered script mono "P R ". | $ 80. |
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1574-01. Antique American Silver Sauce Ladle in the 'Fiddle' pattern marked A.SANBORN. in a scroll banner with pointed ends by Amos Sanborn & Co. of Lowell MA, c.1850-1860. | 7.1" long, 1.75" bowl width, 1.4" bowl length, 0.25" bowl depth, 0.7 troy oz. Script mono "W ". | $ 50. |
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1600-59. Antique American Silver Large Gravy Ladle in the 'Antique' pattern with a "broad drop" on the back of the circular bowl; marked A∙E∙WARNER for Andrew E. Warner Sr. and struck with the Baltimore City marks used in both 1817 and 1823 by assayer Thomas Warner. | 8.25" long, 2.5" bowl diameter, 0.7" bowl depth, 2.05 troy oz. Bowl repaired. Feathered script mono "JMK ". | $150. |
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1607-72. Antique American Silver Large Gravy Ladle in the 'Fiddle' pattern with a "broad drop" on the back of the oval bowl; marked A.E.WARNER 1015 for Andrew E. Warner Sr./Jr. of Baltimore MD and struck with the numerical quality mark for the old .895 coin standard, c.1840-1860. | 8.75" long, 2.6" bowl width, 0.7" bowl depth, 2.45 troy oz. Bowl dinged. Feathered script mono "JJH ". | $75. |
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1596-81. Antique American Silver Sugar Sifter in the 'Wavy Fiddle' pattern with pierced oval bowl; marked by BIGELOW, BROS & KENNARD of Boston MA, working 1847-1869. Script mono "C". | 6.1" long, 1.9" bowl width, 0.4" bowl depth, 0.95 troy oz. Script mono "C". | $45. |
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1607-20. Antique American Silver Sugar Sifter in the double-struck 'Kings' pattern with lobed and pierced gilt bowl; struck with the "eagle-thistle-harp" manufacturing trademarks and partial name mark "TAYL..." for Taylor & Lawrie of Philadelphia PA, working independently 1852-1870+. | 7.75" long, 2.3" bowl diameter, 0.6" bowl depth, 2.05 troy oz. Gilding on bowl worn. Replaced script mono "A&KL". | $85. |
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Last updated 28 January 2017
