Antique American Sterling Silver & Baleen Georgian Punch Nog Toddy Ladle 1780 Drawings & Prints Fine Antique American 18th century

Fine Antique American 18th century Chippendale mahogany highboy/tall chest on stand

The clock chiming the hour with Westminster chimes

The base having an inlaid fall front & oval floral paterae enclosing a fitted interior with six pigeon holes

the bottle is very well enameled with each side depicting a bird resting on a flowering branch on a light blue ground

Printed by Fernand Mourlot

Antique American Sterling Silver & Baleen Georgian Punch Nog Toddy Ladle 1780 Drawings & Prints Fine Antique American 18th centuryA good antique American sterling silver Georgian toddy punch ladle, circa 1780, silver weight 2. 5 oz (71 grams). The ladle having a twist decorated whale baleen handle with a silver cap to the end. The generous round shaped bowl with a flared rim and the intials "WM" engraved in italic to the side of the bowl. Punch was a great favorite at Georgian parties and this ladle would have graced a punchbowl of substantial proportions, due to it's length.