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Ladle

parcel-gilt silver

c. 1745

29.5 cm length

Inscription/Mark (unmarked)

Provenance: 

Place of Creation: Russia
Place of Creation: Sweden

WA2013.1.348

Ladle, silver, parcel-gilt, the ladle is set sideways and formed to resemble a soldier's helmet, with large and small spouts on opposite sides. Applied silver-gilt foliage. The wooden (ebony?) handle is joined by an asymmetrically scrolling connection. Pricked initials near the handle: '.B.V.S.'.

Literature: 

Bequeathed by Michael Wellby, 2012.