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Georgian Heart Shaped Silver Caddy Spoon - Matthew Linwood
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Reference: S1529
Period: George III
Year: 1811
Silversmith: Matthew Linwood
Place: Birmingham
Price: $ 130.00
Weight: 11 grams
Dimensions: 9.8 cm
Condition: Fair to good, possible old repair rejoining handle?, we cannot decide. Small dent to tip, small dent to bowl. Handle slightly skew. Light scratches to handle.
Description: A delightful Georgian silver caddy spoon, heart shaped with a deep bowl, with a bifurcated stem, thread pattern and coffin end. The bifurcated stem is quire a fragile design, hence the old repair where the handle has been rejoined to the bowl. The spoon has very clear hallmarks in the bowl, as well as an additional makers mark on the handle. Matthew Linwood was a highly regarded silversmith described by Delieb as "produced some of the finest of all the Birmingham boxes" in his book "Silver Boxes". He is also well known for his caddy spoons. A very similar caddy spoon was part of the John Norie collection, depicted as lot 187 (Part 1, Woolley & Wallis, 2004). This particular spoon was made by Josiah Snatt in London 1801.
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Matthew Linwood Georgian silver caddy spoon
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Silver caddy spoon - back
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Matthew Linwood Birmingham hallmarks
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Silver caddy spoon - scale
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Matthew Linwood makers mark on handle
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