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Item: Sugar Tongs Description: Bright-cut with Adams
style engraving Hallmark: Sheffield 1777 by Thomas Allen Dimensions: 143mm long;
24.5g weight Comments: An extremely important pair of early bright-cut sugar tongs. London-made tongs are not fully hallmarked until 1790 and most pairs in the "sprung-bow form" generally date from the 1780's and later. This Sheffield made pair prove that this form were being produced in the mid-1770's and bear a fine set of early Sheffield hallmarks (the assay office opened in 1773). These tongs illustrate very crisp engraving in both the bright-cut style and the earlier etched Adams style floral engraving. The bowls are unusual in being almost flat and are beautifully decorated with a ring of bright-cutting. Price: SOLD Ref. No.: KD/1095 Payment options More item information |
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