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MARK OF THOMAS EDWARDS, BOSTON, CIRCA 1750
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A PAIR OF SILVER SUGAR TONGS
MARK OF THOMAS EDWARDS, BOSTON, CIRCA 1750
Of scissor form, one handle engraved S BR, marked on each handle with Kane mark D; together with a silver tablespoon, mark of John Edwards, circa 1730, Hanoverian pattern with rat-tail join, engraved EL on reverse, marked on stem with Kane mark C
The tongs 5 in. long; the spoon 7½ in. long (2)
MARK OF THOMAS EDWARDS, BOSTON, CIRCA 1750
Of scissor form, one handle engraved S BR, marked on each handle with Kane mark D; together with a silver tablespoon, mark of John Edwards, circa 1730, Hanoverian pattern with rat-tail join, engraved EL on reverse, marked on stem with Kane mark C
The tongs 5 in. long; the spoon 7½ in. long (2)
Provenance
The sugar tongs:
J. Herbert Gebelein, 1962
Cornelius C. Moore Collection
With Mark and Marjorie Allen, New Hampshire
J. Herbert Gebelein, 1962
Cornelius C. Moore Collection
With Mark and Marjorie Allen, New Hampshire
Literature
American Silver 1670-1830: The Cornelius C. Moore Collection at Providence College, 1980, no. 112.
Special Notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Andrew Holter
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