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DESCRIPTION Good, very early Georgian silver sugar nips with rat tail fancy back spoon grips and initials E U engraved to the box hinge. Usual marking for nips of this period with maker's mark within one grip and lion passant within the other.
SILVERSMITH Gawen Nash, mark used 1724-26
DATE or HALLMARK circa 1724, lion passant 1724-25
ASSAY OFFICE London
WEIGHT in GRAMS 33
LENGTH in INCHES 4 ½
SILVER STANDARD .925 sterling silver
OVERALL CONDITION excellent hinge, finger rings out of round, one shaft repaired mid-way and again at the C scroll, little bowl tip bumps.
back £150 sold item number: m5080