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Reference: S11508
Period: George II
Year: 1752
Silversmith: Philip Roker II
Place: London
Price: $ 700.00
Weight: 107 grams with handle grams
Dimensions: 30 cm
Condition: Excellent, no dents, damage or repairs, wooden handle securely fastened.
Description: A fabulous early Georgian Rococo shell shaped punch ladle, in the shape of a conch shell. The ladle is embossed and engraved in typical Rococo style with a bird (peacock?) eating fruit (grapes and a pear), alongside a brick chimney with flames? at the top, surrounded with scrolls, shells, flowers and leaves. The shape of the shell and quality of the embossing and engraving is very pleasing. The shell is connected to the silver handle base with cast silver scrolls at right angles to the shell, the handle itself is turned wooden handle. The ladle is held hanging vertically, the the shape of the shell and pouring lip makes it very practical to use. The base of the handle is engraved with original owners initials A over T.T. The ladle is hallmarked with London hallmarks for 1752, and makers marks PR for Philip Roker II (Grimwade mark 3754). As all 4 marks are struck on a curved surface they are all unevenly struck, clear on the right but slightly obscured on the left, all visible enough but the makers mark could be PR or FR, we believe it to be PR. The rococo style was popular in England between 1730 and 1760, Paul de Lamerie was one of the leading proponents. Philip Roker II worked between 1720 and 1757. His father and son were also silversmiths. A very similar shell punch ladle is depicted in the book "Investing in Silver" by Eric Delieb, page 38, this example London 1744 by Edward Aldridge, described as "rocaille sea shell with matt chased enrichment, boxwood handle". Note 1 - A very similar punch ladle, also London 1752 by Philip Roker, is photographed in the book "Silver for Collectors" by Eleanor Hughes, page 91, she describes it as 'some-what unusual, the bowl formed as a shell is chased with scrolls, flowers and rocaille ornament".
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