A rare George III Caddy Spoon made in Birmingham in 1814 by Cocks and Bettridge.
A rare George III Caddy Spoon made in Birmingham in 1814 by Cocks and Bettridge.
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The Caddy Spoon has an unusual rounded bowl with a partially hooded section at the rear. The bowl is engraved with wriggle work designs on a scratch engraved ground, enclosed by a prick dot border. The hood is engraved with similar designs as seen in the bowl and the fiddle pattern handle is engraved with trailing foliate motifs and a vacant tear drop prick dot cartouche. The spoon is in excellent condition and is very well marked in the bowl. A similar design, by the same makers, is shown in "Caddy Spoons", by Captain John Norie, Plate 49, Fig f.
Length: 3.45 inches, 8.63 cm.
Width of the bowl: 1.45 inches, 3.63 cm.
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