Victorian Fiddle silver sugar sifter

Victorian Fiddle silver sugar sifter

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Antique silver sugar sifting ladle in the Fiddle pattern with hand-engraved leaf decoration to the handle.

Sugar sifter spoons developed in the mid-18th century and are similar in form and size to sauce ladles but with flattened bowl bases. As refined sugar became cheaper and more widely available to a larger section of the population, so the bowls were decorated with elaborate pierced patterns to shake powdered or caster sugar over fruit or puddings.

Dimensions:

Width 145 mm / 6"
Weight 24 g (0.77 troy ozs)
Year

1884

Place

Birmingham

Condition

Excellent

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