DESCRIPTION |
Irish Georgian silver sugar nips or tea tongs with engraved floral decoration to the hinge box and further engraved decoration to the arms and shafts. |
SILVERSMITH |
marked I*C once to one finger ring and again many times within the hinge box, probably John Craig, possibly James Connor. |
DATE or HALLMARK |
circa 1774 |
ASSAY OFFICE |
Dublin |
WEIGHT in GRAMS |
35 |
SIZE in INCHES |
length: 4 5/8 |
SILVER STANDARD |
.925 sterling silver |
OVERALL CONDITION |
very good, hinge recently adjusted to remove play. |
FAULTS |
one finger ring/arm joint is not as tidy as the other so may have been redone. |
Back | £280 | sold | item number: m3976 |