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ahwt Posts: 2377 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 09-12-2012 09:07 PM Above is an interesting tea caddy spoon from Birmingham, England I found it in Atlanta this weekend. It has a date mark of 1817 and the sponsor's mark is JL. There is a John Linnit of London that has a mark that looks very similar to my eyes. Is it possible that Mr. Linnit had a Birmingham branch? I like the bright cut engraving on this spoon and find it interesting that it is on a spoon from 1817. I usually think of this style ending by 1800 or very shortly thereafter. I am not sure what the flower is on the bowl – maybe a rose? We had a great weekend in Atlanta celebrating a big birthday of my wife at an antique show. Her cousin and one of our daughters came for the party and we all shared a wonderful caramel cake baked by the cousin. Antiques shows make a great destination for a birthday party. IP: Logged
ahwt Posts: 2377 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 09-12-2012 09:13 PM A better picture of the bowl. IP: Logged
Polly Posts: 1971 Registered: Nov 2004	posted 09-12-2012 09:22 PM What an attractive caddy spoon. That does look like a rose on the bowl. Happy birthday, Mrs. Ahwt! IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11573 Registered: Apr 93	posted 09-12-2012 09:25 PM Great spoon. Thanks so much for sharing! IP: Logged
ahwt Posts: 2377 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 09-12-2012 10:42 PM Thanks Polly, I will pass the happy birthday greetings on to Mrs. Ahwt, a.k.a. Carol. Her birthday is actually on the 15th, but since there is an antique show in Franklin Tennessee on the 21st it will extend at least till then. IP: Logged
swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 Registered: May 2003	posted 09-13-2012 12:52 PM There is a JL mark on another caddy spoon marked for Birmingham 1814-1815 listed in the revised Jackson for a Lawrence & Co. Although the drawn mark does not look identical, is could be likely yours is from the same firm. IP: Logged
PhilO Posts: 166 Registered: Jul 2004	posted 09-14-2012 02:02 AM The Birmingham Assay Office's Early Silver Hallmarks site lists this as John Lawrence, silversmith, of Frederick Street, Birmingham. Registration date is 21 April 1813. [This message has been edited by PhilO (edited 09-14-2012).] IP: Logged
ahwt Posts: 2377 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 09-14-2012 09:33 AM Thanks Swarter and PhilO for the information. Also PhilO thanks for the reference to the Birmingham Assay Office's site for early registration mark. They have a very easy to use site. IP: Logged
PhilO Posts: 166 Registered: Jul 2004	posted 09-15-2012 01:37 AM For those who are interested the Birmingham Early Silver Hallmarks site is at The Birmingham Assay Office Early Silver Hallmarks Database. IP: Logged

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