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Antique Silver Plated Soup Spoon Ladles TH Marthinsen Holmes Edwards, 3 Pieces
By Thorvald Marthinsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Silver Plated Soup Spoon Ladles TH Marthinsen Holmes Edwards - 3 Pieces. Item features (3
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Silver Plate
H 14 in W 14 in D 14 in
Rörstrand, Glunt, Soup Turin, Soup Plates, Ladle
By Rörstrand
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
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The soup plate has signs of wear like knife scratches, and the ladle has a hairline under the glaze
Category
1960s Swedish Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Earthenware
Sterling Bel Chateau Ladle
By Lunt Silver
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver (soup) ladle In the Bel Chateau pattern by Lunt Silversmiths. It
Category
1980s American Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s Made in Portugal Cauliflower Vegetable Soup Tureen With Ladle
By Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro
Located in Portage, MI
Vintage 70s ceramic cauliflower soup tureen with ladle. Three piece in great condition. No chips or
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1980s Portuguese French Provincial Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Ceramic Soup Tureen
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large Italian hand painted ceramic soup tureen. The lid, ladle, tureen and charger are white and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Ceramic
Burgess & Leigh Ironstone Soup Tureen in Davenport Pattern
By Burgess & Leigh
Located in Malibu, CA
Burgess & Leigh Ironstone soup tureen with white strawberry & grape leaf pattern.
The lid has an
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Mid-20th Century English William and Mary Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Ironstone
Soup Stew Tureen Porcelain with Gold Detail by Rosenthal, Germany
By Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
A German white porcelain soup stew tureen with hand-painted floral design and gold detail, circa
Category
Mid-20th Century German Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Italian Hand Painted Fish and Fruit Tureen with Ladle & Under Platter
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Philadelphia, PA
includes the lidded tureen, ladle, and a large undertray. Beautifully hand decorated overall with fish
Category
1950s Italian Renaissance Revival Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Ceramic
H 12 in W 12.5 in D 17.5 in
Carl Auböck Black Flatware Culinar, 12 People, 81 Pieces, Collini Austria, 1979
By Collini 1, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
knives
6 butter knives
6 cocktail spoons
1 soup ladle
Carl Aubock, Carl Auboeck, Carl Auböck.
Category
1980s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 0.79 in W 7.88 in D 1.19 in
Carl Auböck Black Flatware Culinar, 12 People, 81 Pieces, Collini Austria, 1979
By Collini 1, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
knives
6 butter knives
6 cocktail spoons
1 soup ladle
Carl Aubock, Carl Auboeck, Carl Auböck.
Category
1980s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 0.79 in W 7.88 in D 1.19 in
130-Piece Set Silver Plated Flatware, Frionnet France, Rococo Style
By Francois Frionnet
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
missing), sauce ladle, soup ladle, 2-piece fish servers, 2-piece salad servers, 2 serving spoons, 2
Category
Late 20th Century French Rococo Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Silver Plate
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H 9.85 in W 0.79 in D 0.79 in
Italian Majolica Ceramic Trompe l'Oeil Fish Covered Tureen
By Fitz and Floyd
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous majolica ceramic trompe l'Oeil fish covered soup tureen with ladle and shells on the lid
Category
1980s Italian French Provincial Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Pineapple XL Tureen Centerpiece in Glazed Ceramic, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pineapple Tureen centerpiece with plate and ladle; Majolica, Glazed Ceramic. Portugal, 1960s
This
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Ausrian Flatware, Cutlery Set by Berndorf
By Berndorfer Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Vienna, AT
, soup ladle, cake shovel, salad fork, salad spoon, serving fork.
12 dinner knifes with serrated teeth
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Silver, Steel
Vintage Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Eight Persons
By Roberts & Belk Ltd. 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Serving spoons
Pair of soup ladles
The components of this vintage flatware service have been crafted by
Category
1960s British Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Onslow by Worcester Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 70 pcs
By Worcester Silver 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
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12 Teaspoons, 5 5/8"
12 Cream Soup Spoons, 6 1/2"
1 Gravy Ladle, 6 5/8"
2 Serving Spoons, 8 3/8"
1
Category
Mid-20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
173-Piece Set Silver Plated Tableware - Christofle - Malmaison - Complete
By Christofle
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
- sauce ladle
- soup ladle
- cheese knife
- sugar tongs
- cake server
- serving spoon
- serving fork
Category
1990s French Napoleon III Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Silver Plate
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H 12.21 in W 17.72 in D 11.82 in
Vintage English Silver Plated Cased 141 Piece 12 Setting Canteen Cutlery
Located in London, GB
spoons
1 Steel sharpener
1 Server fork
1 Server knife
1 Cheese Knife
1 Soup ladle
Condition:
In
Category
Late 20th Century English Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Silver Plate
H 7.88 in W 17.72 in D 14.18 in
Vintage Solingen German 123 Piece Gold Plated Canteen Cutlery Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Spoons
12 x Cake Forks
2 x Gravy Ladles
4 x Serving Spoons
1 x Soup Ladle
4 x Pickle Forks
2 x Sugar
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Late 20th Century German Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Gold Plate
H 4.34 in W 30.32 in D 18.51 in
Continental by Tuttle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 95 Pcs Dinner
By Tuttle Silver Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spoon, 6 1/4"
1 Hollow Handle Master Butter, 6 5/8"
1 Salad Set w/stainless, 11"
1 Soup Ladle w
Category
Late 20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Flatware, Extensive 92 Piece Set
By Rosenthal, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Atlanta, GA
18.5cm small sauce ladle
1 piece 28cm larger soup ladle
1 piece cheese knife.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Vietri Turkey Soup Tureen and Ladle
By Vietri
Located in High Point, NC
Discontinued Vietri large turkey tureen with ladle. The turkey is made up of vegetables - cabbage
Category
1980s Italian Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Ceramic
Marie Antoinette by D'enfert French Silverplate Flatware Silverware Service Set
By Ravinet D' Enfert
Located in Big Bend, WI
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1 Large Cold Meat Fork, 10 1/4"
1 Large Salad Set, 10 1/4"
1 Pie Server, 10 1/2"
1 Soup Ladle, 12
Category
Late 20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Vintage Italian Majolica Porcelain Pig-Form Soup Tureen with Lid and Ladle
Located in Dallas, TX
, embellished with leaf and lemon decor; when opens, it reveals an inside ladle decorated with an elegant
Category
1980s Italian Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Majolica, Porcelain
Baguette by Christofle Silverplate Flatware Service Dinner Set Estate 199 pcs
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 11 1/4'
1 Soup Ladle, 12 1/2"
1 Ice Cream Slice, dolphin shape, 11 1/2"
1 Sardine Fork, 6"
1 Lamb
Category
1990s Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Silver Plate
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Mancioli Italy Pheasant lidded Bowl / Tureen With Tail Ladle Vintage 1970s
By Mancioli Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pheasant tureen with tail ladle was made in Italy by Mancioli Company. The bowl with the
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Porcelain
H 6.7 in W 10.8 in D 4.5 in
Georg Jensen Danish Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Six Persons
By Georg Jensen
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
6 Table fork
6 Soup spoon
6 Dessert knife
6 Dessert fork
6 Dessert spoon
6 Teaspoon
Category
1950s Danish Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique and Vintage Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for 12 Persons
By Finnigans, London 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
silver flatware set consists of 62 pieces:
Basic service:
12 table forks
12 table spoons
12 soup spoons
Category
Mid-20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Spanish Lace by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 40 Pieces
By Wallace Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
/4"
6 Forks, 7 5/8"
6 Salad Forks, 6 3/4"
6 Teaspoons, 6 1/4"
6 Cream Soup Spoons, 6 1/8"
6 Hollow
Category
Mid-20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sorrento by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 6 Service 43 pcs Dinner
By Alvin Silver Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
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6 Place Soup Spoons, 7"
5 Gumbo Soup Spoons, 7"
4 Serving Spoons, 8 1/4"
1 Pie Server, flat handle
Category
Late 20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
45 Piece Laufer Rosewood Handle Stainless Steel Flatware Service for Eight
By Lauffer
Located in Ferndale, MI
. Included are large spoon with large fork as salad servers, second large spoon, ladle. and sugar spoon. Soup
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 7.38 in W 1.63 in D 0.5 in
Williamsburg Shell by Stieff Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Dinner Service 51 Pc
By The Stieff Co. 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
/8"
8 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
8 Teaspoons, 6"
8 Place Soup Spoons, 6 3/4"
8 Steak Knives, 8 1/4"
1 Gravy
Category
1970s Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Grande Renaissance Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 79 pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
:
12 Regular Knives, 9"
12 Regular Forks, 7 3/8"
12 Salad Forks, 6 3/8"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Place Soup
Category
1960s American Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
George and Martha by Westmorland Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 87pc
By Westmorland
Located in Big Bend, WI
:
8 Knives, 8 3/4"
8 Forks, 7"
8 Salad Forks, 6"
8 Teaspoons, 6"
8 Cream Soup Spoons, 6"
8 Place
Category
Mid-20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Flanders New by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 6 Service 43 pieces
By Alvin Silver Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
3/4"
6 Flat Handle Butter Spreaders, 5 3/8"
6 Gumbo Soup Spoons, 7 1/8"
1 Gravy Ladle, 7 1/2"
1
Category
Late 20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
Golden Tradewinds by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 66 pcs Bamboo
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Forks, 7 5/8"
12 Salad Forks, 6 3/4"
12 Teaspoons, 6 1/4"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 7 3/8"
1 Gravy Ladle, 6
Category
Late 20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Amaryllis by Manchester Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 60 Pieces
By Manchester Silver Co. & S. S.
Located in Big Bend, WI
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6 Knives, 8 3/4"
6 Forks, 7"
6 Salad Forks, 6 1/4"
6 Teaspoons, 6 1/8"
6 Cream soup spoons, 6 1
Category
Mid-20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
Portsmouth by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 124 pieces
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tea Spoons, 8 1/4"
12 Bouillon Soup Spoons, 5 1/4"
12 Demitasse Spoons, 4 1/4"
12 Gumbo Soup Spoons, 6
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tudor Scroll by Birks Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 140 pieces Dinner
By Henry Birks
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 9"
12 Regular Forks, 7 1/4"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/8"
12 Teaspoons, 5 7/8"
12 Cream Soup Spoons, 6"
12
Category
Late 20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Classic Bouquet by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 65 pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Place Size Forks, 7 1/2"
12 Salad Forks, 6 7/8"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 5/8"
1 Gravy
Category
1970s Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Fairfax by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 98 Pieces Place Size
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Place Soup Spoons, 6 3/4"
12 Steak Knives, serrated, 8 3/4"
1 Gravy Ladle, 6 1/8"
1 Serving Spoon, 8 1/2
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
137-Piece Set Silver Plated Tableware - Christofle - Rubans Croisés - Complete
By Christofle
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
mocha spoons 10,5 cm
- 12 cake forks 16 cm
- Sauce ladle 18,5 cm
- Soup serving spoon 32,5 cm
- Cake
Category
1980s French Louis XVI Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Silver Plate
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H 9.45 in W 0.79 in D 0.79 in
Ecstasy by Amston Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 142 pc Dinner Size
By Amston Silver Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Cream Soup Spoons, 6"
12 Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, all-sterling, 6"
12 Cocktail Forks, 5 1/2"
12
Category
Mid-20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Cordis by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 89 pcs Modern
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
12 Large Cream Soup Spoons, 6 7/8"
12 Flat Handle Butter Spreaders, 6"
12 Cocktail Forks
Category
Mid-20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
La Scala Gold by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set Vermeil 58 Pcs
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
"
8 Cream Soup Spoons, 6"
8 Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, 6 1/2"
1 Gravy Ladle, 7"
1 Serving
Category
Mid-20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Fiesta by Hallmark Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 73 pieces G Monogram
By Hallmark
Located in Big Bend, WI
Knives, 8 3/4"
12 Forks, 7 1/4"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/4"
12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 7 1/2
Category
Mid-20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
Marie Antoinette by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 201 pcs Mono P
By Alvin Silver Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 7"
12 Flat Handle Butter Spreaders, 6"
12 Cocktail Forks, 5
Category
Late 20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Vintage Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Eight Persons
By Gee & Holmes
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
, fork and ladle features rat tail ornamentation to the reverse.
The original silver forks have three
Category
1950s British Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver "Cypress" Flatware, Service for Twelve Ca. 1950s
By Tias Eckhoff, Georg Jensen
Located in Peabody, MA
of a dinner knife, butter knife, dinner and salad forks, soup spoon and teaspoon. Serving pieces
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lexington Jensen USA Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 66 Pieces Fiddle
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
"
6 cream soup spoons, 6 1/4"
6 place soup spoons, 7 1/2"
6 hollow handle butter spreaders, all
Category
Late 20th Century American Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Plumes by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 97 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Knives, 8 3/4"
8 Forks, 7 1/4"
8 Salad Forks, 6 3/4"
8 Teaspoons, 6 1/8"
8 Cream Soup Spoons, 6 5/8
Category
Mid-20th Century American Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
Candlelight by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 107 Pieces Huge
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
12 knives 9 1/8",
12 forks 7 1/4",
12 salad forks 6 1/2",
12 teaspoons 6",
12 cream soup spoons
Category
Mid-20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
Malvern by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 81 pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
3/4"
12 Forks, 7 3/8"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 7/8"
12
Category
1970s Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century South Seas Silverplate Flatware Set for Community / Onedia
By Community
Located in Cincinnati, OH
, with five pieces for each place setting salad, dinner fork, tea, soup spoon and knife. There are eight
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Silver Plate
Peachtree Manor by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 52 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Knives, 9"
8 Forks, 7 1/4"
8 Salad Forks, 6 3/8"
8 Teaspoons, 5 7/8"
8 Place Soup Spoons, 6 5/8"
8
Category
1950s American Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Dresden Scroll by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 6 Service 54 Pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
"
6 Forks, 7 3/8"
6 Salad Forks, 6 3/4"
6 Teaspoons, 6"
6 Place Soup Spoons, 6 7/8"
6 Hollow
Category
Late 20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
Blithe Spirit by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 72 Pieces New
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
knives, 9 1/8"
8 forks, 7 1/4"
8 salad forks, 6 5/8"
8 teaspoons, 5 7/8"
8 place soup spoons, 6 3/4
Category
Mid-20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Rapallo by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 77 Pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Forks, 7 3/8"
12 Salad Forks, 6 5/8"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 3/4"
12 Hollow Handle
Category
1960s Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
Savannah by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 65 Piece
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
knives, 9 1/8"
12 forks, 7 3/8"
12 salad forks, 6 1/2"
12 teaspoons, 6"
12 place soup spoons, 6 7/8
Category
1960s American Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Parthenon by Reed & Barton Silverplate Flatware Set for 8 Service 46 Pieces New
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 9"
8 Forks, 7 5/8"
8 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
8 Teaspoons, 6 1/8"
8 Place Soup Spoons, 6 5/8"
1 Gravy
Category
Mid-20th Century Soup Ladle Retro
Materials
Silver Plate
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
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Soup Ladle Retro For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the soup ladle retro you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, silver and sterling silver, every soup ladle retro was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the soup ladle retro you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right soup ladle retro, those designed in mid-century modern, Regency and Scandinavian Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made soup ladle retro over the years, but those crafted by Gorham Manufacturing Company, Towle Silversmiths and International Silver are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Soup Ladle Retro?
Prices for a soup ladle retro start at $450 and top out at $32,000 with the average selling for $4,500.
Finding the Right tableware for You
While it isn’t always top of mind for some, antique and vintage tableware can enhance even the most informal meal. It has been an intimate part of how we’ve interacted with our food for millennia.
Tableware has played a basic but important role in everyday life. Ancient Egyptians used spoons (which are classified as flatware) made of ivory and wood, while Greeks and Romans, who gathered for banquets involving big meals and entertainment, ate with forks and knives. At the beginning of the 17th century, however, forks were still uncommon in American homes. Over time, tableware has thankfully evolved and today includes increasingly valuable implements.
Tableware refers to the tools people use to set the table, including serving pieces, dinner plates and more. It encompasses everything from the intricate and elaborate to the austere and functional, yet are all what industrial product designer Jasper Morrison might call “Super Normal” — anonymous objects that are too useful to be considered banal.
There are four general categories of tableware — serveware, dinnerware, drinkware and, lastly, flatware, which is commonly referred to as silverware or cutlery. Serveware includes serving bowls, platters, gravy boats, casserole pans and ladles. Most tableware is practical, but it can also be decorative. And decorative objects count as tableware too. Even though they don’t fit squarely into one of the four categories, vases, statues and floral arrangements are traditional centerpieces.
Drinkware appropriately refers to the vessels we use for our beverages — mugs, cups and glasses. There is a good deal of variety that falls under this broad term. For example, your cheerful home bar or mid-century modern bar cart might be outfitted with a full range of vintage barware, which might include pilsner glasses and tumblers. Specialty cocktails are often served in these custom glasses, but they’re still a type of drinkware.
Every meal should be special — even if you’re using earthenware or stoneware for a casual lunch — but perhaps you’re hosting a dinner party to mark a specific event. The right high-quality tableware can bring a touch of luxury to your cuisine. Young couples, for example, traditionally add “fine china,” or porcelain, to their wedding registry as a commemoration of their union and likely wouldn’t turn down exquisite silver made by Tiffany & Co. or Georg Jensen.
It’s important to remember, however, that when you’re setting the dining room table to have fun with it. Just as you might mix and match your dining chairs, don’t be afraid to mix new and old or high and low with your tableware. On 1stDibs, find an extraordinary range of vintage and antique tableware to help elevate your meal as well as the mood and atmosphere of your entire dining room.
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