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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 1924116, member: 111&quot;]There is nothing wrong with this caddy spoon, it is a Fiddle Shell with a nice drop, and was hand-wrought in one piece (no soldering).&nbsp; Machine production came in around the 1840s-&#039;50s, and William Schofield, a known spoon-maker, is most likely the maker.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an 1821 caddy spoon of similar form by William Schofield, with an Old English handle rather than Fiddle Shell:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/youngs/catalogue-id-sryo10021/lot-317b51b0-9774-4e66-9ca2-a8cc014aaa2a" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/youngs/catalogue-id-sryo10021/lot-317b51b0-9774-4e66-9ca2-a8cc014aaa2a" rel="nofollow">https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/youngs/catalogue-id-sryo10021/lot-317b51b0-9774-4e66-9ca2-a8cc014aaa2a</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]245405[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>An 1829 Fiddle handled caddy spoon by Joseph Read:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiques-atlas.com/antique/georgian_silver_caddy_spoonldn1829_by_jread/as421a547" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiques-atlas.com/antique/georgian_silver_caddy_spoonldn1829_by_jread/as421a547" rel="nofollow">https://www.antiques-atlas.com/antique/georgian_silver_caddy_spoonldn1829_by_jread/as421a547</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]245409[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If interested in British flatware, or even flatware in general, highly recommend Pickford&#039;s &#039;Silver Flatware: English, Irish and Scottish 1660-1980&#039; (1983).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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