DESCRIPTION |
Good pair of Georgian silver concealed hinge tea tongs or sugar nips with a nice tight hinge. |
| SILVERSMITH |
William Chatterton. This silversmith was prosecuted at Hick's Hall in 1767 for soldering bits of standard silver to tea tongs and buckles and sending the same to the Company's Assay office, in order fraudulently to obtain their marks to same. This pair look fine though. |
| DATE or HALLMARK |
circa: 1763 (no date letter). |
ASSAY OFFICE or COUNTRY |
London |
WEIGHT in GRAMS |
34 |
| SIZE in INCHES |
length: 5 |
SILVER STANDARD |
.925 sterling silver |
OVERALL CONDITION |
excellent, no repairs or erasures. |
MAJOR FAULTS |
none |
MINOR FAULTS |
none |
| BACK | Price £148 | SOLD | Item Number: M2624 |
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