Scottish Sterling Silver King’s Pattern Soup Ladle Glasgow 1846 Robert Gray 282g

* Fine antique Scottish sterling silver soup ladle

* Made by Robert Gray & Son – RG&S

* Assayed Glasgow, 1846

* Gothic capital B date letter

* Glasgow town mark, lion rampant and Queen Victoria duty head

* Scottish King’s pattern with bold shell, anthemion and scroll decoration

* Double-struck decoration to both sides of the handle

* Script initial H engraved to terminal

* Large deep bowl

* Particularly substantial and well-made example

Length: 36 cm

Weight: 282 grams

Condition:

Estate condition. Offered exactly as found and uncleaned for decades. Heavy natural tarnish, oxidation and surface marks consistent with age and use. No attempt has been made to polish or improve the surface. Please study photographs carefully as they form part of the description.

A very impressive and heavy mid-19th-century Glasgow sterling silver serving ladle.

Combined postage available where practical.

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