| INDEX | ALL SILVER |
| DESCRIPTION | Extremely scarce pair of antique provincial English George I solid sterling silver sugar tongs of andiron (fire tong) form with rat tail spoon bowl grips conforming to other flatware of the period and a baluster finial. |
| SILVERSMITH | Thomas Spackman |
| DATE or HALLMARK | 1726, mark registered 1st November 1725 but the lion passant is that of 1726 |
| ASSAY OFFICE | London |
| WEIGHT in GRAMS | 14 |
| LENGTH | 5", 125mm |
| SILVER STANDARD | ·925 sterling silver |
| CONDITION | excellent, no repairs, slightly bent finial, slightly bumped grip |
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| SOLD |
| Price £265 |
| item number m7999 |
| Available Antique Sterling Silver Sugar Tongs |
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