Silver punch bowl and ladle

29.3ozt. Bowl - London 1904, C S Harris & Sons Ltd. Ladle - Maker possibly William Cripps, 1770. Bowl diameter 27.5cm, height 18cm. Ladle length 32.5cm. Ladle with old solder repairs where bowl and arm meet. Punch bowl - one or two minor dents, one quite prominent dent towards the base of the main body, three very small areas on the inside rim where splits are starting to form. Generally good condition commensurate with age and use. Vacant cartouche possibly with a former inscription, polished out (the metal seems a little thin).

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