The design is typical of late Georgian pieces of the Old English style.

While this ladle was made in 1810 it was inscribed 'GHR' 'Johnstone 1897' in 1897 probably to mark Reid's return to the town of his birth in Scotland.

This ladle has remained in the Reid family since Sir George acquired it in 1897, probably in Johnstone Scotland during his trip to Britain for the Silver Jubilee of Queen Victoria.

Ladle, belonging to Sir George Reid, silver, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1810
Silver, presentation ladle with a long, curved handle and deep bowl. At the top of the ladle handle on the verso are five silver marks (male head, castle, thistle with leaves, 'e', 'N&G') that indicate that the ladle was made in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1810. Place and date on the handle verso, engraved 'Johnstone/ 1897' (Note: This inscription probably commemorates Reid's return in 1897 to the town of his birth, Johnstone, Scotland). Owner's monogram in cursive writing on the top of the handle at the front, engraved 'G. H. R' (Note: These are the initials of George Houston Reid).

Designer: unknown; England

Maker: unknown; England; 1810


User: Reid, George; Australia

Owner: Reid, George; Australia

Five silver marks on the handle verso, stamped 'male head, castle, thistle with leaves, "e", "N&G"' (Note: These marks indicate that the ladle was made in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1810).
Place and date on the handle verso, engraved 'Johnstone/ 1897' (Note: This was probably inscribed to mark Reid's return in 1897 to the town of his birth, Johnstone, Scotland).
Owner's monogram in cursive writing on the top of the handle at the front, engraved 'G. H. R' (Note: These are the initials of George Houston Reid).

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370 mm

97 mm