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Victorian sugar tongs

Estimate €50–90

Description

In English silver (925/000)

Decoration in the Romantic taste and top with engraved monogram.

Glasgow hallmarks for 1879 and silversmith's mark of William Coghill (1859–1886).

(signs of use)

L.: 13 cm

46 g

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