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Four various pairs of tongs: two late 19th/early20th century Russian pairs with 'hatched' or textured grips, a late 18th century German pair with paterae-pierced bowl, maker 'ILB', Nuremberg c.1790 and a 19th century Russian provincial pair, the large 'bow' engraved with a girl taking tea from a samovar and using a pair of sugar tongs, possibly Vladimir 1834, 5oz. (4)