10 June 2025 | 09:00 | Lots: 768
Three pairs of sugar tongs
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Lot 115
Full Lot Description
A pair of late George III silver sugar tongs, with stippled Greek Key pattern decoration and initial engraved, hallmarked Peter & William Bateman, London 1814, and a pair of William IV plain silver Fiddle pattern sugar tongs, hallmarked Joseph & Albert Savory, London 1835, length of both approximately 14.5cm; together with a smaller pair of floral decorated tongs with claw grips, appear unmarked, length 9cm. Gross weight 2.92ozt (91g).
Era: 19th Century
Metal fineness: Sterling silver
Postage: Postable
Weight: 91
Total lot weight: 91
Condition Report
- All three pairs displaying some general surface wear, marks, scratches and tarnishing commensurate with their age and use
- All with heavier patches of tarnishing to some areas
- George III pair:
- arms appear in fairly good alignment when pressed together
- some heavier wear and minor nicks around the edges and tips of the bowl grips, but have generally faired ok
- hallmarks a little rubbed, more heavily to the maker's mark, but still legible
- William IV pair:
- Arms slightly out of alignment when pressed together
- Damage around the tips of the bowls, more so on one side
- Likely repairs to the curved section, seen more inside
- Hallmarks a little rubbed but all still clearly legible
- Floral decorated tongs:
- slightly out of alignment
- some blackening and dried polish to some areas and crevices
- appear unmarked but test around 93% Ag.
- Fellows uses a Thermo Scientific Nitron Handheld XRF Analyser to test metals. This technology is limited to examining metal to a depth of approximately 8 microns. Fellows does not guarantee the standard of silver unless an item is hallmarked. Results from electronically tested items should only be used as a guide and with caution, as false readings are possible.
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