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sugar tongs
Germany
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German Biedermaier sugar tongs this silver sugar tongs bears the mark of the city of Hamburg (Germany), around 1825/1830. The top portion of the tongs is decorated with an engraved stylized flower, surmonted by a protruding stamen.
This a typical example of Biedermaier taste, with engraved stylized petals centering a diamond with monograms EWL on one side and AR 1843 on the other.
The tongs are 6 in. long (cm. 15) and were bought from an U.S. dealer through internet.sugar tongs engravingsugar tongs silversmith's hallmarksugar tongs Hamburg hallmarkHamburg hallmark








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