FRANKFURT, CIRCA 1790 ... the year of Coronation and Mozart

FRANKFURT, CIRCA 1790
large heavy Silver Ladle, for soup or punch

Length : 15-1/2"

This large handsome silver ladle was made in or about 1790 in Frankfurt -- the year of coronation and of Mozart's visit there to attend the celebrations

In 1790, Leopold II (emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1790-1792) was crowned at Frankfurt .

All the princes of Germany gathered there amidst huge celebrations. (An ox was roasted in the main square and the fountains were made to run with wine.)

Mozart was present at the Frankfort festivities, and the following year wrote the opera La Clemenza di Tito in tribute to the new emperor.

Hallmarks and quality marks :
city mark for Frankfurt in the late 1700's
(an eagle over '13"-- Tardy, 20e p 38);
13 loths for .812 purity, cursive maker mark illegible

Heavily constructed of solid silver, the long handlle with fin below the pointed tip; deep circular bowl with ribbed border, near-flat bottom; no monogram
Weight : 6-1/2 troy ounces

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