Lot Essay
Eleanor Roosevelt used this ladle with the silver sauceboat at Val-Kill. It is documented in photographs of Eleanor Roosevelt's dining room at Val-Kill.
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MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1880
Details
AN AMERICAN SILVER SAUCE LADLE AND NINE MATCHING DESSERT KNIVES
Mark of Tiffany & Co., New York, circa 1880
Persian pattern, the sauce ladle engraved with monogram AHR, the dessert knives (with silver blades) engraved with monogram SL, marked on reverses
The sauce ladle 6¾in. (17.2cm.) long; 14oz. (444gr.) (10)
Mark of Tiffany & Co., New York, circa 1880
Persian pattern, the sauce ladle engraved with monogram AHR, the dessert knives (with silver blades) engraved with monogram SL, marked on reverses
The sauce ladle 6¾in. (17.2cm.) long; 14oz. (444gr.) (10)
Provenance
The monogram on the sauce ladle is that of Anna Hall Roosevelt, mother of Eleanor Roosevelt.
The monogram on the dessert knives is that of Susan Ludlow Parish, godmother and cousin of Eleanor Roosevelt.
The monogram on the dessert knives is that of Susan Ludlow Parish, godmother and cousin of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Exhibited
The sauce ladle was exhibited in the Eleanor Roosevelt Centennial, New York State travelling exhibition, 1984