Virginia coin silver soup or punch ladle, oval bowl with plain fiddle pattern handle having reverse tipt end and engraved monogram ASJ, back of handle stamped twice, I.ADAM. in rectangle (John Adam Jr., Alexandria, Virginia, active circa 1796-1798 and 1801-1848 and Georgetown, District of Columbia, 1801). 13 5/8"L, 5.23 oz troy. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)