| INDEX | ALL SILVER |
| DESCRIPTION | Rare pair of Irish Georgian solid silver sugar nips or tea tongs with angular trilobe grips. Irish examples are usually profusely decorated and so this pair is very unusual in having no engraving at all. As is common with many Irish examples they are only marked with the Crowned Harp and Hibernia. I have previously found maker's marks within the box hinge but I am not taking this one apart to find out. |
| SILVERSMITH | no visible mark |
| DATE or HALLMARK | circa 1770s |
| ASSAY OFFICE | Dublin |
| WEIGHT in GRAMS | 33 |
| LENGTH | 5", 123mm |
| SILVER STANDARD | .925 sterling silver |
| CONDITION | very good for an item that has so many vulnerabilities, some hinge play, both shafts a little bent, mid-arm repair to both |
| Price £56 |
| SOLD |
| item number: m7319 |
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