Pair of Irish Hook-end Sauce Ladles, 1775

Pair Irish silver sauce ladles hook end by John Craig Dublin 1775
Pair Irish silver sauce ladles hook end by John Craig Dublin 1775 DSCN8637 DSCN8639 DSCN8641 DSCN8643

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Sauce Ladles (pair) - Chased Hook-end - Dublin circa 1775 by John Craig - 20.3cm long; 100g - FS/8657

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The hook-end terminal is a distinctively Irish feature on silver serving spoons, most commonly seen on basting spoons, occasionally on soup ladles and rarely on sauce ladles.

This pair of hook-end silver sauce ladles are an outstanding pair with flat-chased decoration to the handles and expertly fluted, deep, round bowls. The terminals are further embellished with engraved crests.

The ladles have a clear set of Irish silver marks for circa 1775 and the "IC" makers mark for John Craig - smaller items of Dublin-made silver were rarely stamped with a date letter at this period.

The decoration remains in crisp condition and these are a truly fabulous pair of sauce ladles in excellent, original condition.