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Hornby Family Crest Sterling Silver Vegetable Serving Tongs 1865 Antique
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Hornby Family Crest Sterling Silver Vegetable Serving Tongs 1865 Antique

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Very pretty English Victorian antique solid sterling silver asparagus, vegetable, or sandwich serving tongs. They are hallmarked for London 1865 with the maker being Chawner & Co (George William Adams). They have been superbly made being pierced and are highly sprung and in good working order. They are in superb condition being free from dings splits distortions and repairs. They measure 8 inches (20.2cm) long by 1 inch (2.6cm) wide and they weigh 124 grams. Very pretty examples.

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The Silver Squirrel has dated these Silver Vegetable Serving Tongs to the Victorian era.

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Very pretty English Victorian antique solid sterling silver asparagus, vegetable, or sandwich serving tongs. They are hallmarked for London 1865 with the maker being Chawner & Co (George William Adams). They have been superbly made being pierced and are highly sprung and in good working order. They are in superb condition being free from dings splits distortions and repairs. They measure 8 inches (20.2cm) long by 1 inch (2.6cm) wide and they weigh 124 grams. Very pretty examples.
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The Silver Squirrel has dated these Silver Vegetable Serving Tongs to the Victorian era.

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A pair of Victorian sterling silver vegetable serving tongs featuring rectangular pierced blades and a beaded handle detail.
HORNBY FAMILY CREST STERLING SILVER VEGETABLE SERVING TONGS 1865 ANTIQUE
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Vegetable serving tongs emerged during the Victorian era as specialised dining utensils designed for serving cooked vegetables at formal dinner tables, featuring mechanical hinges and pierced blades to drain liquids.

19th-century silver tongs were typically crafted from sterling silver (925 purity), utilising hand-piercing, engine-turning, and engraving techniques, joined with screw-pivoted mechanical hinges.

Authentic items feature official British hallmarks, including the lion passant symbol for sterling purity, an assay office mark, a date letter, and a makers mark.

These items can be used for active table service during formal dining or displayed on silver trays, sideboards, and display cabinets as historical tableware decor.

Maintain sterling silver tongs by polishing with a specialised silver cloth, washing gently by hand in warm water, and storing in tarnish-preventative fabric covers.
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