Purchased this ladle from a lady because I was bored.. Not the best reason to go out buying, but it happens!. Must learn to control my impulses...
This is a late 18th c. ladle, that has been broken (see photo) and repaired. It will go into my collection (accumulation) of unsaleable ladles (56 at last count). What interests me more than anything else is the triple struck mark of "R star S".
I am unfamiliar with this mark and after checking my easy sources, "Jackson" for British, and "Kovel", "Belden" and "William Voss" for American, I am left floundering. I always thought that triple struck marks were British provincial,.
Any ideas.?
Thanks for your help in advance
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