- Elegant carved Native American-style
goose head ladle, with early, painted decoration in bowl interior
and exterior, with the latter being more vibrant. There are multiple
small raised and indented black dots throughout both sides of
the bowl which extend in faint form onto the handle. These are
not unattractive, but we concluded, after researching problems
with finishes on wooden objects, that they represent "fish
eye", something that can occur if lacquer is applied on
an object that has some contaminant on its surface, such as grease
or oil. In this case, the ladle was probably well used for soup
and had some remaining oily residue. The handle, on the other
hand, has only a slight amount of "fish eye" and that
located near the bowl, as well as close to the handle, where
a user would probably grip it with greasy hands. Circa probably
18th - early 20th century. (CQ-12)
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- $325
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