Stock No. 2099	Six Sterling Silver Rat-tail Hanoverian Tablespoons
	Excellent set of six sterling silver rat-tail Hanoverian tablespoons of very good gauge, form and colour. Newcastle 1733 by Isaac Cookson. The bowls are a very elegant almond shape and the ridge along the end half of the stems is well defined. The rat-tail on the backs of the bowls is very crisp. The full hallmarks and maker's mark are stamped at the base of the back of the stems and are still very good although no longer crisp. On two of the tablespoons, the maker's mark is faint but legible. At the end of the back of each spoon are the initials IM '" S which were engraved contemporily.
	Maker :- Isaac Cookson

Condition :-Very good indeed with a lovely patina. Although the hallmarks are no longer crisp, they are still very good. On two of the spoons the maker's mark is faint but legible
Hallmarked :- Newcastle 1733
Size :- 7.7 inches (19.56 cm) long
Weight :- 12.27 ozt (382 g)
Everything about these spoons shouts quality. The bowls are beautiful and the balance of each spoon is perfect. When not being used for soup, these spoons would be very useful for serving vegetables or puddings. Isaac Cookson was the leading Newcastle silversmith of his day. He made hollow ware as well as forks and spoons and his work was invariably of high quality.

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