Tableware and Linens

Two Sterling Silver Tongs ~ Sugar Tongs ~ Olive Tongs


$69.99

  • Details
    Two sweet Sterling Silver sugar tongs, classically designed, from the US and Norway. Use them for sugar cubes, olives, or other small pieces. Lovely.

    I love giving pieces like this one as fun shower or hostess gifts with a note reflecting on all of the parties that century old pieces have seen. I also love hanging pieces like these on mustard pots that I've re-purposed for sugar cube pots, to the delight of my guests...coffee doesn't get better than this! (See NBJ877)

    The US made, Kirk tongs:
    Length: 3 1/4” long
    Opening: 1”
    Weight: 19 grams
    Hallmarks: S Kirk and Son, CO 925/1000 By the markings, these are over 100 years old.

    The Norwegian tongs:
    Length: 3 5/8” long
    Opening: 1 1/8”
    Weight: 15 grams
    Hallmarks: TH Martinsen Sterling, 413, Norway

    Beautiful condition with surface wear consistent with age.

    Since these are solid sterling silver, you don't have to worry about the finish wearing off with use. A simple polish removes any accumulating tarnish. (I prefer Hagerty Silversmith's wash with a tarnish preventative. Avoid using silver dips; they'll remove the lovely patina that gathers in the crevices to enhance the detail of these pieces.)

    Commensurate with age, the condition is excellent.

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