Featured London Sterling Ladle With 1787 Coin

I can't remember where I got this ladle. I really can't! And it was only a few days ago. I know it didn't cost but a few dollars. That's the part I remember. Damn, I'm getting old!

Anyway...

Ladle measures 12 inches long. There is a 1787 George III coin in the center.

I Believe the hallmarks are London and either 1795 or 1835. That letter "u" is a bit confusing!

The silversmiths' hallmark is mushed too mooshed for me to decipher.

Whatcha all think?

 

I've seen either the same or one similar, BUT I can't remember either!!!! It could have been right on 'Antiquers', but some time ago! I think it's GREAT!

 

The 1835 "u" looks like a match to your stamp. The upper serifs both point to the left. The shield has a point on the bottom.

The maker mark looks to be "I•M", an unidentified maker, according to one site.

 

I also I found is that John Merry and John Muns used the I•M mark, but are a bit earlier. (I am not a silver guy, just looking at silver sites.)

 

And more head scratching ...
https://www.ascasonline.org/articoloAGOST116.html#google_vignette

That's enough fun for me on this topic.

 

HA!!! Wouldn't mind having one of those ladles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

There should be no confusion over this date mark. The crowned leopard's head puts it at 1821 or before and the duty mark is similarly 1821 or before. So the date is 1795 and I·M is John Merry.

Phil

 

Lovely!!!! A “toddy” ladle if I’m not mistaken. Ebony handle looks like? You better remember where you found it for a couple quid and return soon! That’s a real score and a half.

 

From what I can see on my phone, more likely baleen than ebony...

~Cheryl

 

I have a toddy coin ladle, without the handle.
Yours has a handle. I'm jealous!
They are really interesting!

 

Would a spiral/twist form handle be more likely to be done in baleen? Can you steam or heat baleen and twist/shape it like that? Or is the form inconsequential and you just see a difference in the material? I can’t see enough detail on my phone, I just see black.

 

I’ve got a coin in the bottom of a tastevin and coins in the bottom of bowls. I’ve got spoons with bowls made of coins. No coins in a ladle that I recall though. I’ll have to find one.

 

Now that sounds like a wonderful collection!

 

A bunch of neat things but nothing exceedingly special. The tastevin is sadly silver plated but still cool. I’ve got a snuff box that may have an actual gold coin mounted in the lid. It’s kind of hard to tell though. Could be a reproduction. I’d probably have to mangle the box and pry it out to know. Or maybe I’ll invest in an xrf machine one day. That would really make my life so much easier.