DESCRIPTION |
Queen Anne silver andiron sugar tongs with a short, sturdy spike and the original initial engraving to one grip. |
SILVERSMITH |
Alexander Sympsone, see Jackson's pg. 546 and Cripps 1967 ed. pg. 178. Noted on a rat tail spoon of 1719 and the Pencaitland (village to the south east of Edinburgh) Church plate of 1721. |
DATE or HALLMARK |
circa 1710-20 |
ASSAY OFFICE |
Edinburgh |
WEIGHT in GRAMS |
24 |
SIZE in INCHES |
length: 5 3/4 |
SILVER STANDARD |
Scottish silver of the period, 11oz. fine in one pound Troy compared with English sterling of 11oz. 2dwt. in one pound Troy and 11oz. 10dwt. for Britannia standard that was enforced in England 1697-1720. |
OVERALL CONDITION |
Exceptionally wonderful, completely original and not polished. Just a few years after these were made the fashion changed in favour of the new 'sugar nips' and so these andirons were likely stored and forgotten after a very short period of active service. |
FAULTS |
spike not perfectly straight, has likely been used to break up sugar. |
| Back | Price £425 | SOLD | Item Number: M4063 |