BEST Charter Oak Cream Ladle 1906 vintage acorn.

SMALLEST OF THE 5  LADLES it is intricately designed with oak leaves 
.and acorns extending from the tip of the handle down into the bowl..

This ladle originally designed as a cream ladle serves exceptionally well for
cream, salad dressing, ranch dip and thin sauces as ague


CONDITION:
YES monogram gothic C G or D ?
YES another with a clear B
 Excellent even a little gold wash in the bowl
  no plate wear no heal spot
  co corrosion or pitting 

 

1847 ROGERS BROTHERS LADLE SIZES

OVERALL LENGTH

Bowl width across 

 Handle Length above the bowl


A Largest 

13 inches

4 inches across

10 1/2 

Inches

Punch bowl large serving ladle 

B Next to Largest 

11 Inches

3 1/2 

Inches across

9 inches

Smaller punch or larger soup ladle 

C Mid Size 

9  3/4 inches

3 1/4 inches across 

 inches 

7 3/4 

Soup Ladle best for use in a soup tourine or crock pot 

D Gravy 

7 1/2 inches

2 1/2 inches 

5 1/2 inches

Great for gravy and other thick sauces 

E Smallest Cream Ladle 

6 inches 

1 3/4 inches

4.  3/4 inches 

Perfect for cream, light sauces, salad dressing 


Condition rubric for spoons or ladles

ZAK’s General Grading Rubric for Spoons

May also be applied to Ladles

Plate 

Surface Detail 

Form / shape 



Best

Mint

Outstanding


The plate exhibits NO wear or loss.

Surface pattern is clear and well defined 

Original shape and form are present-the rim of the spoon is well defined and exhibits original dimension.



Excellent

There is no loss or the spot is smaller than 1/8” in diameter.

Surface detail is well defined re-plating of the surface may reduce contrast 

Original shape is intact.  

Good and presentable for 100+

Spoons may have a wear spot where the pieces rest on the table. The wear is less than 1/4 inch diameter on the back bowl of a spoon. 

Minor definition or loss of definition

There may be some minor shape wear on the outer spoon rim is worn in depth but retains good overall shape of the bowl.

Functional

Usable

The item may exhibit plate wear on the area where it rests on the table by more than 1/4 inch diameter.

May exhibit some minor loss of pattern definition, acceptable for age.

 Spoons may have minor loss of bowl rim but are still very functional. Shape loss does not exceed 1/16” range.

Crafty 

The plate wear is excessive and may be present both front and back and may exhibit pitting.

Definition of pattern exhibits wear, may have pitting or deep scratches.

Shape of spoon bowl is out of round the rim of the bowl is worn on one or more side. (beyond 9-12 range)