Tea Tongs with Rotating Bird

[dognose]

Hi,

Can anyone help out with some information on these, presumably, Scandinavian tea tongs?:

















The marks appear to be SJS over 78.

They come complete with a delightful rotating bird!

All thoughts appreciated.

Trev.

[R ingo]

Hello Trev,

it is the mark of Sivert Thorsteinsson, born 1714 from Copenhagen (Bøje København, p. 134 f.).



Best regards,
Ringo

[dognose]

Hi Ringo,

That's brilliant! Many thanks.

Do you know the meaning of the '78' part of the mark?

Trev.

[R ingo]

Hello Trev,

the 78 stands for 1778, I think the year of making the object. Here are some other marks of Sivert Thorsteinsson.

Best regards, Ringo

[dognose]

Hi Ringo,

Excellent! Once again many thanks for your efforts in solving this one.

Trev.

STS