C. 1740-50 English Sterling Silver Sugar Tea Tongs by ?C of London
$200.00
A lovely pair of scissor form sugar tongs in the popular ornate style that peaked in the 1750-70 decades in England. Nice quatrefoil design and with truncated pear handle. A beautiful pair in outstanding condition! Marked at the outsides of the handles with the partial '?C' mark. Also engraved with the initials A and K. Scallop form . Heavy at 43.2 grams, 5". These seem to be in pristine condition with no repairs.
[Reference: Eighteenth Century Silver Tea Tongs: An Illustrated Guide for Collectors. David Shlosberg]
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Loc: VG3
A lovely pair of scissor form sugar tongs in the popular ornate style that peaked in the 1750-70 decades in England. Nice quatrefoil design and with truncated pear handle. A beautiful pair in outstanding condition! Marked at the outsides of the handles with the partial '?C' mark. Also engraved with the initials A and K. Scallop form . Heavy at 43.2 grams, 5". These seem to be in pristine condition with no repairs.
[Reference: Eighteenth Century Silver Tea Tongs: An Illustrated Guide for Collectors. David Shlosberg]
Check out some of my other sterling silver flatware here:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP?section_id=7399760
Or just browse around the shop!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP
Loc: VG3
A lovely pair of scissor form sugar tongs in the popular ornate style that peaked in the 1750-70 decades in England. Nice quatrefoil design and with truncated pear handle. A beautiful pair in outstanding condition! Marked at the outsides of the handles with the partial '?C' mark. Also engraved with the initials A and K. Scallop form . Heavy at 43.2 grams, 5". These seem to be in pristine condition with no repairs.
[Reference: Eighteenth Century Silver Tea Tongs: An Illustrated Guide for Collectors. David Shlosberg]
Check out some of my other sterling silver flatware here:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP?section_id=7399760
Or just browse around the shop!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP
Loc: VG3