Caddy Spoons were, and still are, used to scoop a measure of tea from a caddy into a pot. They come in various shapes and designs and are one of the most collectible spoons available. They were first used from around the 1750’s. Prior to 1781, Caddy Spoons and other small spoons which were produced by London Makers were only hallmarked with the Lion Passant for Sterling and the Makers Initials therefore it can be quite hard to date these early examples.
English examples were developed in the mid 18th century when the Chinese tea bottle was superseded by the tea caddy, having an opening large enough to accommodate a small spoon to dispense and measure the tea and when the cover (the thimble top) was no longer used as a measure. Caddy spoons were always required to be hallmarked, being excluded from the exemption of the English act of 1790 relating to small articles. Reference: Victoria and Albert Museum
OMAR RAMSDEN: A silver caddy spoon London 1921 With a hammered finish, the handle with a blue and green enamel reserve, length 9cm, weight 39gms.
Sold for £ 937 inc. premium at Bonhams in 2018
A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT, CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND PLIQUE-A-JOUR CADDY SPOON MARK OF ANTIP KUZMICHEV, “88” STANDARD,MOSCOW, 1889 The handle with powder-blue and white enamel leafage, the shovel bowl with plique-a-jour rosette within blue enamel border flanked by plique-a-jour laurel wreath, in fitted box 5 1/8 in. long (13 cm.)
Sold for GBP 938 at Christies in 2011
THREE SILVER JOCKEY CAP CADDY SPOONS
All in the form of jockey caps. A hand engraved Australian spoon marked Davis and Son Sterling. Together with a spoon marked Birmingham, 1912, and another marked Birmingham, 1894. 40g. t.w. L. 5.5 cm (2 1/8 in.)
Sold for CA$300 at A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals in 2018
Caddy spoon Date:18th century Culture:Portuguese Medium:Silver gilt
Reference: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Caddy Spoon English (London) 1789–90 Marked by Hester Bateman (1708–1794)
The spoon, fabricated from sheet, has a broad fluted bowl and a short curved stem with a bright-cut border and medallion.
Reference: Museum of Fine Arts Boston
A RARE AMERICAN SILVER CADDY SPOON, SAMUEL WILLIAMSON, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1795 shell-form bowl, the handle with bright-cut border and engraved with foliate initials HHW. marked back of handle WILLIAMSON in a rounded rectangle. length 2 7/8 in. 7.3 cm
Sold for 2,813 USD at Sothebys in 2015
