Around 1775, the need for caddy spoons arose when tea caddies with hinged lids began to be used, and the separate lid, which also served as a tea measure, disappeared. The length of a caddy spoon is 7 to 10 cm, while the bowl is usually longer than the handle. Although the variety of caddy spoons in the Netherlands is not as great as in England, where serious collectors can join the " Society of Caddy Spoon Collectors," it is still possible to assemble a decent collection in the Netherlands with some difficulty. I will show only two different types.
Top; Silver caddy spoon Empire style, in the form of a fish with the tail prettily engraved with bright cutting. Lovely graceful lines. Weight 7 grams. Length 8 cm, bowl width 2.5 cm. This small caddy spoon was probably used at the time to fill a small bachelor teapot. Provenance Wax Antiques
Bottom, the second caddy spoon, an oval shell-shaped bowl or fluted bowl with a wide, angular handle. A simple engraving is placed on the top of the 2-3cm wide handle. Length 10 cm, bowl width 4 cm, weight 11 grams. Provenance A.J.G. Peeters Juwelier.
The back of caddy spoons.
The hallmarks of first, the small caddy spoon.
From top to bottom; Crowned V for large items; duty mark for foreign and other untaxed objects used 1814-1893. This duty mark does not give any guarantee of a precious metal standard of fineness. This mark has been used on metal with a 250 minimum silver content as a duty mark. This mark was destined for all imported, unmarked and invalid marked objects of foreign, national and unknown origin. Upon the invalidation of the hallmarks of Louis Napoleon's kingdom of Holland and those of the French Empire in 1816, this mark also has been used as a tax-free census mark.
Rotterdam year letter IJ for 1805, town mark of Rotterdam, 4 lion's passant facing left in four quarters above vertical bar in a crowned shield.
The maker's mark, PI in a heart-shaped shield for Pieter Janse(s) (born 1778 - registered in Rotterdam until his death in 1817). Silver fineness, 2nd standard silver= 833/1000.
Pieter Janse is not mentioned in the literature about Rotterdam silversmiths during the guild period. He is first mentioned during the Kingdom of Holland.
Source; W. Koonings, De keuring van goud en zilver tijdens het Koninkrijk Holland.
Pieter Janse's mark used when Holland was part of French Empire ( French occupation). Source Waarborg Holland.
Pieter Janse's mark Kingdom of the Netherlands. Source Waarborg Holland.
. The information from Koonings and Waarborg is incorrect. It is not Pieter Janse or Janses, but Pieter Jansen.
Pieter Jansen died on November 22, 1817, occupation: goldsmith.
Sugar sifter spoon made by Pieter Jansen
Silversmith: Pieter Jansen, Silver sugar sprinkle spoon with open-worked container, scoop spoon spoon kitchen utensils silver, engraved sawn Slightly curved handle ending in point transversely turned gondola shaped open sawn top engraved top handle: L.P. Source Alamy
Personal information about Pieter Jansen
He was born on October 28, 1778, in Rotterdam.
He was baptized on October 28, 1778, in Rotterdam.
He died on November 22, 1817, in Rotterdam, at the age of 39.
A child of Jurgen Jansen and Johanna de Gier.
Family of Pieter Jansen
He married Catharina Adriana Becker.
They were engaged on January 20, 1808, in Rotterdam.
They married on February 7, 1808, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, at the age of 29.
Child(ren):
Anna Petronella Jansen 1808-1879
Casper Jansen baptized 20 januari 1811
Maria Johanna Jansen, born 30 april 1815, died 28 september 1817
The hallmarks on the 2nd, the large caddy spoon, from top to bottom, left to right.
Hallmarks Kingdom of Holland, used 1807-1812 under French occupation.
The small &=ET= etranger=foreign. Duty mark French Empire used 1809-1819. This mark is also used as a tax-free census mark, with no guarantee of the standard of fineness. This mark also occurs rather frequently on objects bearing the older marks of Dutch guilds and the duty marks of the Kingdom of Holland, and the 1807-1812 Kingdom of Holland proper hallmarks.
Year letter A, used July 1807-February 1809, here rotated 90 degrees to the right, upside down.
Crosses in a oval, the assay office mark of Breda.
Maker's mark, RVL in contour (R mirrored) for Roelandus Antonius Verlegh, registered in Breda, March 27, 1788-March 12, 1850. IO in rectangle, here upside down, used 1807-1812 for silver 10 penningen =833/1000.
The various marks used by Roelandus Antonius Verlegh.
Source: Jean-Pierre van Roijen, Zilver en zilversmeden uit de Baronie van Breda.
Roelandus Antonius Verlegh, baptized in the hidden church of Breda, October 10, 1762. Roman Catholic, son of Adrianus Verlegh and Joanna van den Dries. Married twice: Catharina Balduina Gouban in 1790, and Joanna Millot in 1795. Died in Breda, October 18, 1851.
This extremely productive silversmith produced both secular and sacred work. He was both a master silver & gold-smith and a shopkeeper. He was an older brother of the Breda silversmith Wilhelmus Norbertus Verlegh (1765-1847). His sons Joachim and Johanes followed in his footsteps in the trade.
Source: Jean-Pierre van Roijen, Zilver en zilversmeden uit de Baronie van Breda. W. Koonings, De keuring van goud en zilver tijdens het Koninkrijk Holland.
Waarborgholland, ˜Netherlands' Responsibility Marks since 1797. B.W.G. Wttewaal, Nederlands Klein Zilver 1650-1880, edition 1987. Janjaap Luijt, Historical research and publishing.
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