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DESCRIPTION |
Scarce, large pair of Georgian silver sugar nips or tea tongs. This pair are rare because they are Irish and doubly rare because only half of Irish nips bear a maker's mark. |
SILVERSMITH |
G? |
DATE or HALLMARK |
circa: 1770 (no date letter). |
ASSAY OFFICE |
Dublin |
WEIGHT in GRAMS |
46 |
SIZE in INCHES |
length: 5 1/4 |
SILVER STANDARD |
.925 sterling silver |
OVERALL CONDITION |
excellent, no repairs, monograms or erasures. There are some hammer marks to one finger ring so it was probably misshaped at one time but there is no evidence of any solder repairs. |
BACK | Price £395 | SOLD | Item Number: M2620 |