Tongs strange marks
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 10:45 am
by robert12
Hi,
these tongs appear to be Georgian period and may be gilded on silverplate or even maybe brass.
Great set of odd marks to determine please.
https://db.tt/AqQbbQdZhttps://db.tt/xWOFumQMBob
Re: Tongs strange marks
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:08 am
by dognose
Hi Bob,
As said, a great set of marks. As so often with pseudo's, I think the maker always intended to be, and will remain, anonymous (but how I would love to be proved wrong). These particular marks are clever, as if challenged, the maker could claim they were a basket of flowers, a dog, fler-de-lys, flower, and B, but the eyes of the unknowing would have been drawn immediately to the "Lion" and "Anchor" and this bargain pair of silver tongs snapped up.
Trev.
Re: Tongs strange marks
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 12:24 pm
by robert12
Hi Trev,
A nice pair of tongs, feel and look as though they have been kicking about a while.
A collectable aged pair if nothing else and now in my unconfirmed box.
At least the marks are well struck and not rubbed away.
You have to give a bit of credit to the maker no matter how dubious his intentions.
Bob