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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF RALPH E. CARPENTER, JR.
A PAIR OF AMERICAN SILVER SUGAR NIPS
MAKERS MARK IG IN A RECTANGLE POSSIBLY FOR JOHN GARDNER, NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, CIRCA 1760
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A PAIR OF AMERICAN SILVER SUGAR NIPS
MAKERS MARK IG IN A RECTANGLE POSSIBLY FOR JOHN GARDNER, NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, CIRCA 1760
With scrolling arms and ring handles, shell grips, engraved on the hinge with foliate script initials JM, one handle engraved IS in block script, marked to both handles
4 7/8 in. (12.2 cm.) long
1 oz. 12 dwt. (50 gr.)
MAKERS MARK IG IN A RECTANGLE POSSIBLY FOR JOHN GARDNER, NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, CIRCA 1760
With scrolling arms and ring handles, shell grips, engraved on the hinge with foliate script initials JM, one handle engraved IS in block script, marked to both handles
4 7/8 in. (12.2 cm.) long
1 oz. 12 dwt. (50 gr.)
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