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Reference: S11532
Period: George III
Year: 1799
Silversmith: Joseph Taylor
Place: Birmingham
Price: $ 350.00
Weight: 6 grams
Dimensions: 7.4 cm
Condition: Excellent.
Description: A rare 18th century Birmingham silver caddy spoon by leading maker Joseph Taylor. The spoon is a naturalistic veined leaf, very finely decorated on the back and the front, the handle a coiled tendril, simply formed from silver wire rolled into a circle, with a tail, flattened to form the connection with the bowl, it works remarkably well. The hallmarks have been individually very carefully struck, as a result all 5 hallmarks are fully intact and clearly visible, which is not often the case with finely decorated silver. They include Birmingham anchor, date letter b for 1799, cusped duty mark, lion passant and makers mark IT for Joseph Taylor. 3 very similar caddy spoons are depicted in the book "Caddy Spoons" by John Norie (a book we highly recommend), figure 59g, by Joseph Taylor dated 1798, and also 2 by Elizabeth Morley (dated 1802 and 1815), figure 22a and c. The same book says "all 18th century Birmingham caddy spoons must be considered comparatively rare and desirable, the facts are that very few were made before 1797" (page 31). The same book describes Joseph Taylor in detail (pages 37-39), he worked from 1790-1827, it stops short of calling him the greatest of all caddy spoon makers, but says "he was certainly the most prolific with a range and variety of styles which, for inventive genius, was unparalleled. Taylor's success at this early period must be credited to lack of opposition and to the introduction of fresh styles, divorced from London influence. He died in 1827, leaving for posterity in this one small field alone, a multitude of tiny masterpieces as his memorial'. The 2 Elizabeth Morley caddy spoons described above were part of the Woolley & Wallis sale of the John Norie collection, part 1, lot 250, April 2004.
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Veined Leaf Silver Caddy Spoon - Joseph Taylor
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Joseph Taylor Birmingham hallmarks 1799
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Silver Caddy Spoon - Joseph Taylor
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