A late 18th / early 19th century pair of Dutch silver andiron sugar tongs

A late 18th / early 19th century pair of Dutch silver andiron sugar tongs,

maker's mark of VDB, possibly for Jacobus Van den Broeke, Middleburg 1792-1811 or Cornelius M. Van den Berg, Utrecht 1793-1800, also with a 19th century Dutch tax mark,

the terminal with fluted decoration and with a hinged ring attachment, length 17cm, approx. weight 1.7oz.