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Scottish Provincial Silver Soup Ladle - Elgin
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Reference: S1300
Period: George III
Year: Circa 1815
Silversmith: Charles Fowler
Place: Elgin
Price: $ 600.00
Weight: 204 grams
Dimensions: 33.8 cm
Condition: Good, has been used, light scratches, nicks and small dents to the bowl. Stain to bowl.
Description: A Scottish Provincial Fiddle pattern soup ladle, with exceptionally clear and distinct hallmarks, deeply struck with no wear - these hallmarks are rare. The ladle is a good gauge, very solid, and fit for use, and is engraved with the initial I in contempory style. The bowl has a good shape, with raised edges, a feature of earlier ladles. The hallmarks are makers mark CF, ELGIN, cathedral wall and St Giles. The cathedral hallmark represents the west front of Elgin Cathedral Church (Jackson, pg 601), St Giles is its patron saint. The detail of the hallmarks is very good, with windows, door, double roof and battlements visible in the cathedral, and cloak, nimbus, staff and book visible in St Giles. Charles Fowler worked from 1809-1824, most of his silver is marked ELN (as opposed to ELGIN in full), the combination with the cathedral wall and St Giles is scarce.
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Scottish Provincial Hallmarks - Elgin
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Scottish Provincial Soup Ladle
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Scale
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Bowl detail showing lips
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Initials
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Hallmarks
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