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Fine EARLY SOUTHERN Coin Silver SUGAR TONGS-Unusual Form-Marked CB-Maker?
$131.99
60
- Restocking Fee: 10%
- Brand: CB
- Age: 1800-1849
- Condition: Good condition, bend very slightly pinched, a few spots, normal wear
- Style: Federal
- Composition: Coin Silver
- Pattern: Bright-Cut
- Item must be returned within: 30 Days
- Refund will be given as: Money Back
- Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
- Type: Sugar Tongs
- All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Description
Up for bid is a highly unusual early coin silver sugar tongs,
marked CB, likely Southern, ca 1810. The piece is 6 5/8 inches long and weighs 47
grams. It has plain oval grips, unusual convex
arms and a large oval bend decorated with wriggle-work engraving. It is monogrammed “AC” on the bend. It is marked [C.B] in a rectangle inside the
bend. I picked it up from a dealer in
Kentucky last summer. The style is so
unusual I have to suspect that it was made in the South or West, though I have
not found the mark in any reference book to date.
Condition on the tongs is quite good. The bend seems to be just slightly pinched,
as opposed to a smooth curve, but it is not bad at all. There is normal wear from use. Possibly an important old Southern sugar
tongs!
