Antique American Sterling Silver & Baleen Georgian Punch Nog Toddy Ladle 1780 Decorative Arts This painting was sold through

This painting was sold through the Laura Russo Gallery in 2008

the base drawer with a carved cartouche to the center and the underside having a compressed ball finial at each corner

The cabinet base having a variegated marble top

Antique American Empire Rosewood Dental / Medical Cabinet

After a return to Japan in 1939

Antique American Sterling Silver & Baleen Georgian Punch Nog Toddy Ladle 1780 Decorative Arts This painting was sold throughA 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.