GEORGIAN SILVER LEAF-SHAPED CADDY SPOON BY COCKS & BETTRIDGE, BIRMINGHAM 1805
Price
SOLDItem Ref
AOUT68
Description
This delightful George III silver caddy spoon is dated Birmingham 1805 and was made by the renowned Birmingham toy maker * Cocks & Bettridge. The leaf-shaped bowl naturalistically engraved around a veined centre. The bowl applied with a tendril loop handle.Leaf-shape caddy spoons are very collectable and rather rare and this is a wonderful example.
* 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: 6cm / 2.4 inches
Bowl: 5cm x 3.5cm / 2 inches x 1.4 inches.
Postage UK: £7 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £15 International Signed For.
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Internal Ref: AOUT68
Dimensions
Height = 1 cm (1")Width = 6 cm (3")
Depth = 3 cm (1")
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