| DESCRIPTION |
Beautifully cased set of six Georgian silver Old English pattern spoons and matched sugar tongs with later bright cut engraved decoration and matt gilding. It is possible that the spoons were engraved to match the original
engraving on the sugar tongs. The custom built case was made about 1880 and so this is very likely to also be the date of the later decoration and gilding. |
| SILVERSMITH |
spoons William Eley & William Fearn, tongs Thomas Hoyland. |
| DATE or HALLMARK |
spoons 1816, tongs 1784 |
| ASSAY OFFICE |
spoons London, tongs Sheffield |
| WEIGHT in GRAMS |
silver 128, total 571 |
| LENGTH in INCHES |
spoons 5 ¼ |
| SILVER STANDARD |
.925 sterling silver |
| OVERALL CONDITION |
generally good, clean and bright, old repairs to both lower arms of the tongs and one spoon terminal has a crossways bend (lower spoon image 9, 2nd from right in others). |
