Circa 1855, marked "H. Mahler" (Raleigh, NC), attractive fiddle & thread pattern engraved "Heck" to handle.

13.5 in. (bowl 4.25 in. across)

5.9 troy oz.

This ladle is identical to one pictured in Silversmiths of North Carolina: 1696-1860 by George Barton Cutten and revised by Mary Reynolds Peacock (1984).

$500 - 700