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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Fiddle Pattern Sauce Ladle - 1848
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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Fiddle Pattern Sauce Ladle - 1848

19th century
For Sale by S & A Marsh
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An antique Victorian sterling silver sauce ladle which has a long plain shaped handle and a good sized bowl perfect for serving purposes. This well made sauce ladle would make a useful addition to a George Adams fiddle pattern canteen and would be ideal to use. It remains in excellent condition.

Length: 18.1 cms (7.1")

Width of bowl: 5.6 cms (2.2")

Weight: 2.1 troy ounces (64 grams)

It was hallmarked in London for 1848 by George Adams.

Complimentary postage is included within the price of this sauce ladle for UK only.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please visit www.marshantiquesilver.com for a wider selection of items.

Date of Manufacture

S & A Marsh has dated this Sterling Silver Sauce Ladle to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Guide ID 09606276
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem is 178 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
London hallmarks including the date letter N: 1848.
Makers punch GA: registered to London spoonmaker George Adams.
Sovereigns head duty mark: assayed during Queen Victorias reign.
Fiddle pattern handle with defined shoulders: popular mid-nineteenth-century flatware shape.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Reference Numbers
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SA1229468
Dealers Internal Reference
6724
Description
An antique Victorian sterling silver sauce ladle which has a long plain shaped handle and a good sized bowl perfect for serving purposes.
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This well made sauce ladle would make a useful addition to a George Adams fiddle pattern canteen and would be ideal to use.
S & A Marsh

It remains in excellent condition.

fig 1. A Victorian sterling silver sauce ladle featuring a fiddle pattern handle and a round deep bowl, displayed on a plain white surface.
fig 1. Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Fiddle Pattern Sauce Ladle - 1848

Length: 18.1 cms (7.1")

Width of bowl: 5.6 cms (2.2")

Weight: 2.1 troy ounces (64 grams)

It was hallmarked in London for 1848 by George Adams.

Complimentary postage is included within the price of this sauce ladle for UK only.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please visit www.marshantiquesilver.com for a wider selection of items.

Date of Manufacture

S & A Marsh has dated this Sterling Silver Sauce Ladle to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09606276
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem is 178 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
London hallmarks including the date letter N: 1848.
Makers punch GA: registered to London spoonmaker George Adams.
Sovereigns head duty mark: assayed during Queen Victorias reign.
Fiddle pattern handle with defined shoulders: popular mid-nineteenth-century flatware shape.

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.

Reference Numbers
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SA1229468
Dealers Internal Ref
6724
S & A Marsh
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A Victorian sterling silver sauce ladle featuring a fiddle pattern handle and a round deep bowl, displayed on a plain white surface.
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Fiddle Pattern Sauce Ladle - 1848
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A Victorian sterling silver sauce ladle featuring a fiddle pattern handle and a round deep bowl, displayed on a plain white surface.
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  • ObjectFlatware
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsFiddle pattern handle, Round serving bowl, Shouldered handle stem

This Victorian antique sterling silver sauce ladle dates from 1848 and originates from London, bearing the maker's mark for George Adams. It takes the form of a flatware serving piece in a traditional Victorian style, rendered in solid silver with a polished, reflective finish and a bright silver colour. The design incorporates a distinct fiddle pattern handle with a shouldered stem and a smooth, round serving bowl featuring a deep concave interior and a plain rim. Visible details include crisp mouldings along the handle edges and subtle light reflections across the bowl's curved interior surface. The piece measures 18.1 cm in length with a bowl width of 5.6 cm. In a contemporary home, this ladle serves as both a functional utensil and a decorative tabletop element. It is well suited for use during formal dining or family meals to serve sauces, gravies, or condiments from a boat or tureen. When not in service, it looks at home displayed on a sideboard top or stored alongside complementary silver flatware in a dining room cabinet or canteen.

FAQs

The fiddle pattern emerged in the early nineteenth century and became one of the most prevalent flatware designs in Victorian Britain, characterised by shoulder terminals near the bowl and a flared handle stem resembling the shape of a violin.

Victorian sauce ladles were predominantly crafted from solid sterling silver, which consists of 92.5% pure silver alloyed with copper to provide structural strength for daily dining use.

Authentic British silver flatware features a stamped set of hallmarks, typically including a makers mark, a town mark such as the London leopard head, a lion passant indicating sterling purity, and a date letter.

An antique silver sauce ladle can be styled on a dining sideboard alongside contemporary ceramics, arranged inside a glass display cabinet, or incorporated into formal table settings to contrast modern table linens.

Sterling silver flatware should be washed by hand in warm soapy water and dried immediately with a soft cloth. Occasional application of a non-abrasive silver cream removes oxidisation without damaging historical hallmarks.
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