£170
Four George III silver cast sugar tongs, with differing piercings, standard and maker's marks only (repairs noted as usual); an English provincial fiddle pattern tongs by Thomas Watson, Newcastle 1834; bright-cut by Peter, Ann & William Bateman, London 1799; plain by Peter, Ann & William Bateman, London 1805; and three later examples including one wishbone, 341g (10.35 oz), (10)
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