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Scottish Provincial Silver Sugar Tongs - David Gray, Dumfries
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Reference: S1551
Period: George III
Year: 1810-1841
Silversmith: David Gray
Place: Dumfries
Price: $ 230.00
Weight: 50 grams
Dimensions: 15.3 cm
Condition: Excellent, very slight nick to one bowl.
Description: A very pleasing pair of Scottish Provincial silver sugar tongs, by David Gray of Dumfries. The tongs are plain but have lovely proportions, which are noticeably different from English made tongs. The hallmarks are excellent, unicorn, makers mark DG, and fouled anchor. This combination of marks is unusual and is not recorded by either Jackson (pg 597) or by Turner (Directory of Scottish Provincial Silversmiths). The tongs are engraved with script initials EB, which is original.
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Scottish provincial silver tongs
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original initials EB on bow of silver sugartongs
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David Gray, Dumfries hallmarks - unicorn, fouled anchor
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Scale - scottish silver tongs
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