DESCRIPTION |
Victorian silver tongs or candle douters (out-quenchers) formed as a Harlequin holding two coiled serpents. At first glance these appear as tongs for lump sugar, but the flat bowls indicate that they were probably made for extinguishing candles. |
| SILVERSMITH |
Suckling Ltd. |
| DATE or HALLMARK |
1897 |
ASSAY OFFICE |
Chester |
WEIGHT in GRAMS |
42 |
| SIZE in INCHES |
length: 4 3/8 |
SILVER STANDARD |
.925 sterling silver |
OVERALL CONDITION |
excellent, no repairs, monograms or erasures, a little rubbing to one finger ring |
FAULTS |
none |
This item is Postal Group A
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