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A great way to start collecting Antique Silver is by buying a Silver Ladle. They were made for a variety of functions from hot punch toddy ladles,sauce and gravy ladles through to sifter ladles for sugar.

 

Provinicial ladles often are more sought after and expensive to buy.

 

Ladles  along with the knife, fork and spoon are commonly referred to as "Flatware" There are a number of different styles that have developed over the years and the most common are listed below.

 

Old English Pattern

 

This pattern evolved from the simple Hanoverian Pattern around the mid 1700's.

 

Fiddle Pattern

 

Easy to see how this pattern was named after the shape of a "Fiddle" or Violin Case and became popular around the 1820's onwards.

 

Kings Pattern

Much more elaborate with Shell and Anthemion motifs and evolved around 1790 onwards

 

Queens Pattern

Easy to mistake with Kings pattern this design is clarly more elaborate and introduced around the 1820's onwards

 

Beaded Pattern

 

A continuos beaded border around the item became popular during Queen Victoria reign.