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18th Century Pair of Silver Tea Tongs (1 of 6)
Booth Antiques
Flag of United KingdomCambridgeshire, UK
Alison lives in a small village in Cambridgeshire and has been involved in the antiques trade for thirty years. A qualified auctioneer, she has a BA Hons in Valuation of Fine Art and Chattels and has worked in a London auction house and for The Potteries Museum as well as exhibiting at fairs in London and East Anglia. Here on Booth Antiques we offer silver, glass and objects de vertu. For jewellery and associated items, please visit our other sites on Loveantiques - Aion Jewellery and Aion Classique.
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18th Century Pair of Silver Tea Tongs

REF: B657 / LA469839
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Description
A gorgeous pair of silver tea tongs, dating from the 18th Century. These fine examples are of scissor form with cast arms and finger grips. The pads are shell form and contain the hall marks. (Maker's mark and Sterling lion - usual for these type of tongs. Date letter and Town mark were rarely present, except in later examples). The original owner's pricked initial 'S' is engraved just below the central pivot. Created for lifting sugar lumps at an elegant tea table, these delightful 250 year old tongs, have many uses. Maker:- John Bourne
measurements
Height:
11.5 cm
Width:
4.2 cm
Depth:
0.4 cm
declaration
Booth Antiques has clarified that the 18th Century Pair of Silver Tea Tongs (LA469839) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c1774
condition
Excellent, with no breaks or losses
location
This 18th Century Pair of Silver Tea Tongs is located in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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