Silfren and The Bedford Gallery
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DESCRIPTION |
Lovely pair of Georgian silver sugar tongs with bead edge decoration and no engravings or erasure. On of the finest pairs of Hester Bateman tongs that we have ever seen. | |
| ARTIST or SILVERSMITH |
Hester Bateman | |
| DATE or HALLMARK |
1784. No date letter but the unique duty mark can be accurately dated. | |
| ASSAY OFFICE or COUNTRY |
London | |
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WEIGHT in GRAMS |
36 | |
| SIZE in INCHES |
length: 5 3/4 |
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| SILVER STANDARD if applicable |
.925 sterling silver |
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| OVERALL CONDITION |
excellent | |
| MAJOR FAULTS |
none | |
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MINOR FAULTS |
none | |
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Price £145 |
SOLD |
Item Number: M1163 |