Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 29th April 2015
Lot 476
Two pairs of Victorian silver-gilt Bacchanalian pattern ice tongs
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £600
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Description
Two pairs of Victorian silver-gilt Bacchanalian pattern ice tongs,
no apparent maker's mark, London 1881,
with claw bowls, the terminals with a crest, length 16.2cm, approx. weight 7oz. (2)
The crest is that of Elwes of Stoke and also Ballantyne of Holylee, Scotland.