Towle Arlington Pattern Soup Ladle

A sterling silver soup ladle (or Oyster ladle) in Arlington pattern by Towle, Newburyport MA c.1890. Gilt bowl engraved with flowers, the handle stamped with repoussé flowers and foliage, engraved with script initials on the reverse, 9 3⁄4" (24.8cm), 4 .66 oz (145g).