{"id":8607422251236,"title":"Australian Arts and Crafts Hand beaten rat tail spoon with cage set semi precious stone | SARGISON'S HOBART","handle":"australian-arts-and-crafts-hand-beaten-rat-tail-spoon-with-cage-set-semi-precious-stone-sargisons-hobart","description":"\u003cp\u003eAustralian Arts and Crafts Hand beaten rat tail tea caddy spoon with cage set semi precious stone by SARGISON'S HOBART\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarked SILVER on handle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeight: approx 22gms INCLUDING the semi precious stone in the handle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 13.2cms (5 1\/3\") long\u003cbr\u003eApprox 4cms (1 1\/2\") wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition\u003cbr\u003eGUARANTEED free from damage and repair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this spoon by Harold Sargison | see more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collection.powerhouse.com.au\/object\/11582\" title=\"Powerhouse Museum | Sargisons\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very similar example of this item belongs to the collection of silver and EPNS (electroplated nickel silver) tableware, trophies, napkin rings and spoons made and\/or used in Australia between the 1890s and 1950s at the Powerhouse Museum. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented to the Museum in 2002, the collection was assembled in the 1980s by Dr G W Kenneth Cavill, an Emeritus Professor of the University of New South Wales. In his retirement, Professor Cavill has researched and published the histories of notable Australian silverware manufacturers of the first part of the 20th century. The collection is representative of their products.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiftware, such as spoons and napkin rings, is particularly well represented. Spoons of Australian design, decorated with Australia's unique flora and fauna, were made from at least the 1890s. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarold Sargison of Hobart designed and crafted hand-wrought silver spoons in the Arts and Crafts style from about 1920, when he acquired a jewellery business at 31 Murray Street, until his retirement in 1980, at the age of 95. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday Sargison is best remembered for his ecclesiastical wares, in particular the gold monstrance, designed by Alan C. 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see more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collection.powerhouse.com.au\/object\/11582\" title=\"Powerhouse Museum | Sargisons\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very similar example of this item belongs to the collection of silver and EPNS (electroplated nickel silver) tableware, trophies, napkin rings and spoons made and\/or used in Australia between the 1890s and 1950s at the Powerhouse Museum. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented to the Museum in 2002, the collection was assembled in the 1980s by Dr G W Kenneth Cavill, an Emeritus Professor of the University of New South Wales. In his retirement, Professor Cavill has researched and published the histories of notable Australian silverware manufacturers of the first part of the 20th century. The collection is representative of their products.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiftware, such as spoons and napkin rings, is particularly well represented. Spoons of Australian design, decorated with Australia's unique flora and fauna, were made from at least the 1890s. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarold Sargison of Hobart designed and crafted hand-wrought silver spoons in the Arts and Crafts style from about 1920, when he acquired a jewellery business at 31 Murray Street, until his retirement in 1980, at the age of 95. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday Sargison is best remembered for his ecclesiastical wares, in particular the gold monstrance, designed by Alan C. Walker, he made in 1932 for Hobart's St Mary's Cathedral. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis spoon was probably made in the late 1930s when flatware began to be manufactured in quantity in Australia. (See: K. Cavill, G. Cocks, J. Grace, 'Australian jewellers, gold and silversmiths makers and marks', 1992, p. 208; also: K. Cavill, 'Commemorative and souvenir spoons of Australian interest, 1894-1994', Australiana, 1994 (4), pp 95-106.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}