This really is a beautiful looking piece with fine textured chasing work to the body, a Bacchus head to the lower handle join and a fruit finial to lid. The front has a crest of a dragon's head above the monogram 'JER'.
A nice assortment of sauce ladles in Rattail, assorted makers including Roberts & Belk, Maple & Co of London etc. Shortest measures 15.5cm and the longest 18.5cm.
A bulk lot of mainly larger sized sauce ladles, toddy ladles and a short handled but full size bowl soup ladle. Mainly late c.19th/early c.20th. 36 pieces in total.