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Sugar tongs - can you identify the maker or town?
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 5:18 pm
by Tongtwister
Are you able to help with identifying these tongs. I'm fairly confident that the duty mark is Georgian British, but cannot identify the other mark - is it a town mark? Neither can I identify the maker. Anyone have any ideas?
http://www.silversugartongs.com/AG.jpghttp://www.silversugartongs.com/ag%20marks.JPGThanks for your help
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:07 am
by georgiansilver
Made in Glasgow, Scotland in latter half of 18th century by Adam Graham.
Beautiful pair of 'Brightcut' sugar tongs or 'bows'.
Best wishes, Mike.
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 2:30 pm
by Tongtwister
Hi Mike,
Thanks very much for the reply. I did look at Adam Graham, but the mark in Jackson's doesn't show the star & the tree doesn't look like the usual Glasgow Fish, Tree & Bell, hence my confusion. Have you seen his mark with the star on other items?
Regards
Graham
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:30 pm
by georgiansilver
Occasionally...like many other silver pieces from this period...there were possibly other makers with the same initials and similar marks but they are 'unknowns' so the mark has to be 'attributed' to someone...he gets it.
Best wishes, Mike.
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