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Heavy 220g Sterling Silver Serving Tongs Victorian Antique 1850
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Heavy 220g Sterling Silver Serving Tongs Victorian Antique 1850

19th century
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High quality English antique solid sterling silver asparagus, vegetable, or sandwich serving tongs. They are hallmarked for London 1850 with the maker being GA. They have been superbly made and are highly sprung and in good working order. They are in superb condition being free from dings splits distortions and repairs. They measure approx. 10 inches (25.8cms) long by over 1.25 inch (3.2cm) wide and they weigh 220 grams. Super quality examples.

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The Silver Squirrel has dated these Victorian Silver Serving Tongs to the 1850s.

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High quality English antique solid sterling silver asparagus, vegetable, or sandwich serving tongs. They are hallmarked for London 1850 with the maker being GA. They have been superbly made and are highly sprung and in good working order. They are in superb condition being free from dings splits distortions and repairs. They measure approx. 10 inches (25.8cms) long by over 1.25 inch (3.2cm) wide and they weigh 220 grams. Super quality examples.
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The Silver Squirrel has dated these Victorian Silver Serving Tongs to the 1850s.

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Victorian sterling silver serving tongs featuring intricate pierced star and scroll patterns on rectangular blades alongside official hallmarks.
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Archive I Victorian sterling silver serving tongs featuring intricate pierced star and scroll patterns on rectangular blades alongside official hallmarks.

Heavy 220g Sterling Silver Serving Tongs Victorian Antique 1850

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Victorian sterling silver serving tongs featuring intricate pierced star and scroll patterns on rectangular blades alongside official hallmarks.
HEAVY 220g STERLING SILVER SERVING TONGS VICTORIAN ANTIQUE 1850
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Victorian sterling silver serving tongs featuring intricate pierced star and scroll patterns on rectangular blades alongside official hallmarks.
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Victorian serving tongs were designed for hygienic and elegant food handling at formal dining tables, commonly utilised for serving items such as pastries, asparagus, chops, or sugar cubes.

These items were predominantly forged from sterling silver, consisting of 92.5 percent pure silver alloyed with copper for durability, and often featured decorative hand-pierced or cast geometric patterns.

Authentic British pieces bear official assay office hallmarks, including the lion passant mark for sterling purity, a makers mark, a town mark, and a specific date letter indicating the year of production.

They can be integrated into contemporary dining settings during formal meals, displayed inside glass cabinet vitrines, or styled on a sideboard tray alongside other period silverware.

Silver should be washed gently in warm soapy water, dried thoroughly with a soft cloth, and polished periodically using a specialized non-abrasive silver polish to remove natural oxidisation.
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