18" Punch Ladle Silver Alloy (Coin or 830) Early 1800's Wood Handle

Description

Fabulous large punch ladle hallmarked for "GAB * NS"
.  Posing origin of marks on a group silver hallmark identification site, current conventional wisdom is this is Scandanavian.  I'm in the Austrian / Eastern European or American Coin silver camp.  This has been tested as a pure silver alloy (100% guarantee the "NS" here does NOT stand for Nickle Silver).   So, this will be 80% - 92.5% pure silver to other metals.
Stylistically, this is from the very early 1800's.
Dimensions:  18" long x 4.75" wide.  The bowl is 1.25" Deep.  Wood handle portion is 11" Long.
Silver weight: not possible to weigh due to integral wood handle.  Total weight is 152 ounces.
Condition:
Excellent giftable condition.  Patina consistent with use and age.  No pings, dings, bends, bashes, repairs, monograms, monogram removals or other mentionable issues.
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