Lot Essay
A similar pair, without the central guide, is illustrated in Ian Pickford, Silver Flatware, English, Irish and Scottish, 1660-1980, page 178, figure 311
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MAKER'S MARK IB, CIRCA 1775
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER ASPARAGUS TONGS
MAKER'S MARK IB, CIRCA 1775
With beaded edges terminating in a scissor action pivot, engraved with a crest, with a central guide, perhaps adapted - 9in. (22.8cm.) long, 4oz.
MAKER'S MARK IB, CIRCA 1775
With beaded edges terminating in a scissor action pivot, engraved with a crest, with a central guide, perhaps adapted - 9in. (22.8cm.) long, 4oz.
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