Sugar tongs - .925 silver - 1850-1900

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Silver 925 sugar tongs, 14 cm long and weighing 51.9 g, made in France in the Napoleon III period (1850–1900), with two hallmarks (Minerve and a lozenge with LT fish-scale monogram), in good used condition with minimal wear and small stains.

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Sugar tongs in 925 sterling silver, weighing 51.9 grams, with two marks: one, the Minerva head mark; the other in a lozenge with a fish-scale monogram between the two letters L.T. From the Napoleonic era, "after 1938", in very good condition, with minimal signs of ordinary wear, with decorative claws at the tip of the tongs for grasping and foliate relief motifs on each side of the tongs. The photos show the details and are part of the description.

Sugar tongs in 925 sterling silver, weighing 51.9 grams, with two marks: one, the Minerva head mark; the other in a lozenge with a fish-scale monogram between the two letters L.T. From the Napoleonic era, "after 1938", in very good condition, with minimal signs of ordinary wear, with decorative claws at the tip of the tongs for grasping and foliate relief motifs on each side of the tongs. The photos show the details and are part of the description.

Details

Era
1400-1900
Gross weight
51.9 g
Silver type
.925 silver
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
France
Material
Silver
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
14 cm
Width
4 cm
Depth
0.5 cm
Estimated period
1850-1900
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Objects sold
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