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iconnumber posted 05-19-2007 09:24 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for argentum1     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I bought this as I have never seen this form before. Use of a micrometer indicates the pouring lip is just under 1/1000 inch more thin than the opposing side. Joseph Lownes is the silversmith with an estimated date of around 1790 to 1800. The sauce ladle is 6 3/16 inches long with a weight of 0.7 ounces or 22 grams.

Now for the obvious question. Was this made with a puring lip or is it an alteration?


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iconnumber posted 05-19-2007 03:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ulysses Dietz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
TO my eye, the entire bowl is asymmetrical, and thus it looks intentional and original, rather than altered. Can't say I've ever seen this form before--but then that means nothing.

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