Lot 569
  • 569

AN AMERICAN SILVER SOUP LADLE, THOMAS SHIELDS, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1770

Estimate
600 - 900 USD
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Description

  • marked three times on back of handle TS in rectangle.
  • length 14 3/4 in.
  • 37.5 cm
feather edged handle with a large shell at the bowl join.

Provenance

Jonathan Trace, August 1972

Exhibited

Philadelphia Antique Show, April 1996

Condition

monogram removed from top of handle, minor dings, otherwise good
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