Dates circa 1900. The design features a variety of roses and foliage. Punch ladles are extremely uncommon, much more so than soup ladles. The parcel gilt bowl features a double lip for pouring. The design features a variety of roses and foliage.
Punch ladles are extremely uncommon, much more so than soup ladles.
The parcel gilt bowl features a double lip for pouring. This pattern is a mult-motif line, meaning that the design of the forks is different from that on the teaspoons, which is different from that on the knives, etc. American, circa 1880's. Although the ladle is a different pattern than the forks, the set has been together for quite a long time, as evidenced by the wear marks on the inside of the box's lid that correspond to the shapes and sizes of the pieces currently in the box. Since the patterns are similar, it is possible that the jeweler who originally sold the set packaged it in this way.