A beautiful looking pair of tongs, marked to the inside of the nip ends with makers mark of 'IC' (possibly Joshua Cooper) and lion passant only. Monogrammed 'JME'.
A pair of early c.19th tongs in Scottish fiddle pattern with nicely defined shell nip ends. Made by John McKay and bearing partial hallmarks of duty mark and Edinburgh thistle mark. Monogrammed 'HS'.
A good pair of tongs by Peter & William Bateman bearing partial hallmarks for London 1805. Monogrammed 'JML'. These are wider than usual bow size for P&WB.
A good pair of tongs by Peter & William Bateman bearing partial hallmarks for London 1813. Monogrammed 'EA'. Unusual wriggle-work chasing to top sections of arms
A nice pair of late Victorian sugar tongs with bright cut work, fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1896, maker Cooper Brothers. Monogrammed with a single initial 'F' (could be read as a 'J').
A rare pair of York sugar tongs in fiddle pattern, made by James Barber, George Cattle II & William North. Partial hallmarks only of Lion Passant & Duty Mark. Monogrammed 'AC'.