A PAIR OF GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT ASPARAGUS TONGS AND TWO PAIRS OF GEORGE III SUGAR NIPS
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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT ASPARAGUS TONGS AND TWO PAIRS OF GEORGE III SUGAR NIPS

THE ASPARAGUS TONGS MARK OF WILLIAM EATON, LONDON, 1829, THE SUGAR NIPS MARK OF HENRY PLUMPTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1750

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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT ASPARAGUS TONGS AND TWO PAIRS OF GEORGE III SUGAR NIPS
THE ASPARAGUS TONGS MARK OF WILLIAM EATON, LONDON, 1829, THE SUGAR NIPS MARK OF HENRY PLUMPTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1750
The asparagus tongs Fiddle pattern with pierced blades, engraved with a crest, the sugar nips of scissor form with shell grips, the tongs marked inside handle, the nips marked on loop handles
the asparagus tongs -- 10¼ in. (26 cm.);
9 oz. (278 gr.)
The crest on the asparagus tongs is that of Davenport. (3)
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