Item Ref
OCT78
This delightful George III silver jockey cap caddy spoon was made by the renowned Birmingham toy maker* Joseph Taylor silversmith Elizabeth and is dated Birmingham 1799. The circular bowl with a bright-engraved centre and peak. The back with a narrow quatrefoil handle. Georgian Jockey cap caddy spoons are very collectable rather scarce and this is a great, fully hallmarked, 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:
I.T for Joseph Taylor.
Date letter "b" for 1799.
Birmingham Assay mark.
Lion Passant.
Duty mark.
Condition:
Very good.
No splits or dents.
Dimensions.
Length: 5cm/ 2 inches
Bowl diameter: 3.5cm / 1.4 inches.
Postage
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Postage UK: £5 Royal Mail Tracked 24.
Postage USA (including US import duties): £57
Postage overseas: £17 International Signed For.
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