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Scottish Provincial Silver Toddy Ladle
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Scottish Provincial Silver Toddy Ladle

18th century
Description

Scottish provincial fiddle pattern silver toddy ladle Aberdeen circa 1824. Rettie & Son

Good clear marks, very good condition. Original owners initials.

L 16 cm

W of bowl 5 cm

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Scottish Silver Toddy Ladle to the Georgian era.

Independent Date Check ID 08698411
Dealer's Item DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 185-205 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE GEORGIAN ERA:
Maker's mark R&S: Rettie and Son, working in Aberdeen from the 1820s.
Three letter punches A, B, D: Aberdeen provincial silver marks.
Hand-engraved script initials on the handle: period nineteenth-century engraving.
Fiddle pattern stem with neat shoulders: standard flatware design of the late Georgian era.

This is an independent date and photo anotation report compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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Description
Scottish provincial fiddle pattern silver toddy ladle Aberdeen circa 1824. Rettie & Son

Good clear marks, very good condition. Original owners initials.

L 16 cm

W of bowl 5 cm

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Scottish Silver Toddy Ladle to the Georgian era.

Independent Date Report ID 08698411
Dealer's Item DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques datingGeorgian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 185-205 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Georgian era:
Maker's mark R&S: Rettie and Son, working in Aberdeen from the 1820s.
Three letter punches A, B, D: Aberdeen provincial silver marks.
Hand-engraved script initials on the handle: period nineteenth-century engraving.
Fiddle pattern stem with neat shoulders: standard flatware design of the late Georgian era.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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SA1099773
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Sellingantiques verified Since Dec 2020
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A silver toddy ladle featuring a rounded circular bowl and a fiddle pattern stem with engraved monogram initials.
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Archive I A silver toddy ladle featuring a rounded circular bowl and a fiddle pattern stem with engraved monogram initials.

Scottish Provincial Silver Toddy Ladle

Archive II A silver toddy ladle featuring a rounded circular bowl and a fiddle pattern stem with engraved monogram initials. View II
Archive III A silver toddy ladle featuring a rounded circular bowl and a fiddle pattern stem with engraved monogram initials. View III
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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Telephone 07710 931929
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A silver toddy ladle featuring a rounded circular bowl and a fiddle pattern stem with engraved monogram initials.
Scottish provincial silver toddy ladle
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A silver toddy ladle featuring a rounded circular bowl and a fiddle pattern stem with engraved monogram initials.
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  • ObjectToddy Ladle
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsFiddle pattern handle, Circular deep bowl, Engraved initials

This Scottish provincial sterling silver toddy ladle originates from the Georgian period, dating to circa 1824 and made in Aberdeen by Rettie & Son. The piece exhibits a bright silver colour with a polished reflective finish and bears good clear marks along with original engraved monogram initials on the terminal. The design incorporates a circular deep bowl joined by a narrow stem to a fiddle pattern handle. Visible details include crisp mouldings on the handle shoulders and delicate cursive engraving of the owner's initials near the tip. The ladle measures 16 cm in length with a bowl width of 5 cm. In a modern home, this item suits placement on a sideboard top as part of a traditional dining display or as a functional serving piece for gatherings.

FAQs

A Scottish provincial silver toddy ladle is a long-handled silver utensil designed during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries for serving warm whisky punch or toddies, produced by silversmiths operating outside major assay offices such as Edinburgh or Glasgow.

These ladles were crafted from sterling silver or regional silver alloys, featuring hand-hammered or raised circular bowls joined to flat silver stems or turned whalebone and wood handles.

Authentic provincial silver pieces typically feature makers marks and town marks unique to smaller burghs, such as Perth, Dundee, or Aberdeen, rather than standard Edinburgh or Glasgow city hallmarks.

Small silver ladles can be displayed on drinks trolleys alongside glassware, mounted inside shadow box frames, or repurposed as serving pieces for condiments and sauces on a dining table.

Silver items should be washed by hand in warm soapy water, dried immediately with a soft lint-free cloth, and periodically polished with a non-abrasive silver paste to manage oxidisation.
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