Sheffield 1904 Edwardian solid silver engraved asparagus servers by HENRY ATKINS. |
| Sheffield 1904 English hallmarked solid silver curved asparagus servers with beautiful engraving, by Henry Atkins, famous and collectable maker.
Very heavy in weight at 160 grams, these have a curved and unusual shape to the blades, and lovely engraving to both the blade and handle.
A very stylish and superb quality server, that could be used to serve any food, although their original use was for asparagus.
Size-8.5 inches long by 1.75 inches high by 2 inches wide.
In very good condition, and very elegant and classic in style.
These would make a unique gift or a wonderful treat for yourself. |
irish silver tongs |
| Irish Silver sugar tongs ,hallmarked for Dublin 1833, approx., 160mm length |
Early 20thC French silverplate pair of ice tongs. |
| Early 20th century unusual French silverplate pair of ice tongs with ball terminals, and with lever action, and grips to grasp the cubes.
8.25 inches long.
In excellent condition. Very contemporary in style for an antique.
Rare to find ice tongs. |
Sheffield 1905 solid silver Art Nouveau cased set of sugar bowl, cream jug and sugar tongs, by James Deakin and Sons. |
| Sheffield 1905 solid English hallmarked silver set of Art Nouveau twin handled tea service comprising sugar bowl, cream jug, and sugar tongs in original shaped fitted case by very good makers James Deakin and Sons, and retailed by famous retailer Hamilton and Co. of India.
Graceful flowing repousse design is complemented by original gilt interiors. The boat shape of the sugar bowl, and helmet shape of the jug are lovely.
Sizes-jug 3.74 inches wide by 2.5 inches high; sugar bowl 5 inches wide by 2.75 high; sugar tongs 3.5 inches long.
All are enclosed in the original shaped and fitted case, with the only blemish being the silk in the interior lid of the case is foxed, which can be easily changed.
A lovely 3 piece set of sterling silver in excellent condition.
SOLD |
London 1887 cased set of 12 solid silver gilt spoons with sugar tongs by Aldwinckle and Slater. |
| London 1887 wonderful set of 12 solid English hallmarked silver coffee spoons and matching sugar tongs in original very striking fitted case.
The spoons and tongs have spiral twist stems with cast apostle terminals to both top and bottom (very unusual), and rat tailed bowls with pale traces of original gilding.
Retailed by Taylor and Langford of Bristol, and made by John Aldwinckle and Thomas Slater, of the firm Holland, Aldwinckle and Slater, important makers who also supplied firms such as Elkington, Mappin and Webb, and Hunt and Roskell with their silver wares. Such firms only sold the best silver.
Spoon size is approximately 4.5 inches long.
Total weight of silver 165 grams.
This is a beautiful complete service in original fitted case, in excellent condition. |
London 1798 solid silver asparagus tongs by Wilkes Booth |
| London 1798 English hallmarked solid silver asparagus tongs by Wilkes Booth, with very nice lion rampant family crest.
Early tongs were noted for their scissor type action. This hinge works perfectly after 210 years!
Size 9.5 inches long.
Heavy in weight at 145 grams.
A very stylish and superb quality server, ridged on the inside edges for gripping.
They could be used to serve any food, although their original use was for asparagus.
In excellent condition, and in perfect working order, a rare example of asparagus tongs and with great age.
These would make a wonderful gift or a lovely treat for yourself. |
Boxed Set Solid Silver Tea/Coffee Spoons & Tongs |
| This attractive boxed set of six tea/coffee spoons and matching sugar tongs was manufactured by Josiah Williams in London in 1939.
They weigh in total 85 grams, and the length of the spoons is 4.25" (10.7cm), and the tongs measure 3.5" (9.3cm). The spoon handles are in the Hanoverian pattern, with a shell pattern to the base of the bowls of both the spoons and tongs. They are in excellent condition, with no dents or wear to the bowls of the spoons and no damaage or distortion to the tongs.
The case measures 6" (15.3cm) wide and 7.5" (19.5cm) long, and is in good condition, with a well fitting lid, and firm clasp, and bears the name of the retailer, the prestigious Powell & Son, Goldsmiths of High Street, Oxford.
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Silver Coffee Spoons & Tongs. |
| Victorian cased set of 6 silver coffee spoons with matching sugar tongs. In Old English and Shell pattern with pretty brightcut decoration, this would be a charming gift.
Three of the spoons are slightly later than the other three and the tongs, but by the same maker so clearly this is a set.
London. 1885. Thomas Bradbury & Sons. |
Pair Geo IV Silver Sugar Tongs |
| Pair Geo IV Silver Fiddle Pattern Sugar Tongs.
London. 1828 |
Tea Spoons and SugarTongs |
| Set of 10 silver tea spoons and matching sugar tongs. Beautifully decorated with brightcut engraving.
Sheffield. 1918. |
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