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DESCRIPTION Good Quality Irish Georgian solid sterling silver Bright-cut Old English Flower Head pattern soup ladle with a crested cartouche. Straight sides to the stem and thick silver throughout. Wonderfully well struck and still clear bottom marks and a discreet capital 'K' initial to the bowl drop.
Adams.ie sold a similar, slightly smaller and in my opinion not as good example lot 79, 06-09-2016 for €340 + commission + taxes.
SILVERSMITH John Dalrymple
DATE or HALLMARK 1788, mark not registered until 1789 so this must be one of the very first pieces with this particular mark
ASSAY OFFICE Dublin
WEIGHT in GRAMS 173
LENGTH 13 ¾", 349mm
SILVER STANDARD ·925 sterling silver
CONDITION excellent, thick silver, engraved decoration all good, lovely hallmarks, signs of use to the bowl including soft bumps and a couple of knife digs one of which is quite heavy. This usually occurs when a steel bladed knife is dropped into the wash tub and the blade tip lands in the bowl. If this ladle is to be your daily souper then I would have my silversmith correct at least the central bowl dig. There would be no charge. If for the collection only, I would leave all alone and consider the marks as part of this piece's history. It is a lovely example either way.

SOLD
Price £248
item number: m7693

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