UNUSUAL GEORGIAN SILVER SQUARE-SHAPED CADDY SPOON BY COCKS & BETTRIDGE, BIRMINGHAM 1805
Price
SOLDItem Ref
NOVE85
Description
This delightful George III silver caddy spoon is dated Birmingham 1805 and was made by the renowned Birmingham toy maker * Cocks & Bettridge. The square bowl finely bright-engraved with an acorn, the handle with conforming prick-dot decorations. The back fully hallmarked.* from the late 18th to early 19th Century, Birmingham was the centre for the making of “toys”: small decorative objects from silver. They were produced in small family businesses and factories throughout Birmingham. They made a range of items including patch boxes, nutmeg graters, buckles, caddy spoons, vinaigrettes, snuff boxes and babies rattles.
Hallmarks:
C&B for Cocks & Bettridge.
Duty Mark.
Lion Passant.
Birmingham Assay Mark.
Date letter "h" for 1805.
Condition:
Excellent.
Dimensions.
Length: 6.5cm / 2.4 inches
Bowl: 3.5cm x 3.5cm / 1.2 inches x 1.2 inches.
Postage:
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Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £17 International Signed For.
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Internal Ref: NOVE85
Dimensions
Height = 6 cm (3")Width = 3.5 cm (2")
Depth = 3.5 cm (2")
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