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| DESCRIPTION | Very good pair of bright cut Georgian silver sugar tongs. Note the two dots between the assay marks that are peculiar to this maker and possibly an indication to the assay office by William of where he would prefer the assay marks to be struck. |
| SILVERSMITH | William Sumner |
| DATE or HALLMARK | not marked, circa 1786 |
| ASSAY OFFICE | London |
| WEIGHT in GRAMS | 37 |
| LENGTH in INCHES | 5 ¼ |
| SILVER STANDARD | .925 sterling silver |
| OVERALL CONDITION | excellent and a top quality example of the type. |
| back | £55 | sold | item number: m5118 |