GEORGE III SILVER SUGAR TONGS

 

                                                                          

Left to Right : Thomas Barker / Alex Graham & Co. / Peter, Anne, and William Bateman

 

 

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George III Silver Tongs, Thomas Barker

London, 1810, Engraved "RJP"

 

 

 

 

     

 

Of heavy gauge silver, in the Fiddle pattern and of usual U-shaped form, the hilt engraved in

conjoined contemporary script "RJP" (or "RFP")

Note: Thomas Barker was the son of silversmith Christopher Barker, and apprenticed to spoonmaker William Fearn in 1787.

Condition: Excellent; crisp marks and good spring

6" Long / 1.8 oz.

SOLD

#5847

 

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George III Scottish Silver Tongs, Alex Graham & Co.

Edinburgh, 1799, Engraved "MB"

 

 

 

      

 

Of usual u-shaped form, nicely bright cut with wriggle work and fine stippling and floral and leafy decoration, the bowls

with fine leaf sprays, the hilt having an oval bright cut cartouche engraved "MB" in contemporary script.

Condition: Excellent; crisp marks and good spring

5.5" Long / 1 oz.

SOLD

#5848

 

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U-form sugar tongs were introduced about 1770, for use with tea and coffee. 

They still make excellent service silver for small foods including pickles, tomatoes, lemons, and even ice.

 

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