CIRCA 1750

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A FINE GEORGE II SILVER SOUP LADLE
Circa 1750
The cast rococo terminal with rocaille, flowers and foliage enclosing a cartouche engraved with a crest, the fluted shell bowl with crenellated rim, apparently unmarked
13¾in. (35cm.) long; 8oz. (258gr.)

Lot Essay

Most ornately cast rococo soup, punch and sauce ladles feature plain bowls, such as the Paul de Lamerie pairs of soup and sauce ladles in the Gilbert Collection. A shell-fluted bowl is more unusual; one Lamerie example from 1738, chased with grapes and vine leaves, was exhibited at the Art Treasures Exhibition, 1932.

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