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Sterling Silver Tea Spoons & Sugar Tongs Set of 5 Aldwinkle & Slater 1890 RTG/ML
Description
A boxed set of sterling silver tea spoons with sugar tongs by John Aldwinkle & Thomas Slater of London.
All pieces are fully hallmarked.
Spoons:
Leopard - London
Lion - Sterling silver
date letters P & Q - 1890 & 1891
Sugar tongs:
Anchor Birmingham
Lion - Sterling silver
Date letter D - 1928
Measurements:
Spoons' length: 11.5 cm
Weight: 10 g
Sugar tongs' weight: 18 g
Condition
Very good antique condition commensurate with age. Please note ONE SPOON is missing.
Please refer to photos for details.
This item was kindly donated to our Returned to Glory shop.
This item is being sold under the Retail Gift Aid scheme which enables us to increase the value of donations by 25%. The Hospice of St Francis is acting as an agent selling this item on behalf of the Gift Aid Donor.
Please note: we use donated jewellery boxes when packing & posting jewellery and so any names/branding on the box is purely random and not indicative of the item's origin unless otherwise specified! Box in photo is for display purposes only unless otherwise specified.
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