Collectors Items - including  tea tongs, sugar tongs, bottle tickets

Collectible pieces from early date are presented below. In addition there are the following specific categories within this section for Tea & Sugar Tongs and Bottle Tickets.  (click to go to the appropriate category).

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20J - A FINE EARLY VICTORIAN PIERCED BOWL OR SALT WITH SHELL & SCROLL BORDER & WITH SPREADING LEAF CAPPED FEET - ALL  IN ORIGINAL CONDITION INCLUDING THE BLUE GLASS LINER - VERY WELL MARKED FOR: 'EDWARD, JOHN & WILLIAM BARNARD' - LONDON 1843.  8 x 5cm  SILVER WEIGHT 85gms
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7005 - A SUBSTANTIAL EDWARDIAN SUGAR CASTER - OF URN FORM WITH A GIRDLE - THE UNUSUAL 'SCREW OFF' COVER NICELY PIERCED AND WITH AN URN FINIAL - WELL MARKED FOR: 'CHARLES & GEORGE ASPREY' - LONDON 1908. 16.4cm 144gms
£365
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7006 - A V.GOOD MID VICTORIAN PEPPER CASTER - FINELY CHASED IN THE GEORGIAN MANNER - THE PULL OFF COVER NICELY PIERCED & DECORATED - BY: 'LIAS BROTHERS' - LONDON 1870. 12cm 84gms
£295
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7007 - AN EDWARDIAN 'KITCHEN' PEPPER - PLAIN CYLINDRICAL FORM WITH LOOP HANDLE - THE PULL OFF COVER SIMPLY PIERCED - BY: 'T. H.HAZELWOOD' - BIRMINGHAM 1902. 6.5cm 31gms
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 6946 - A GEO.I. SEALING WAX CASE OF TAPERING FORM - THE SPRUNG COVER RELEASED BY DEPRESSING A DISGUISED BUTTON - ONE OF THE 4 ROSETTES ENGRAVED TO EACH SIDE - NO READABLE MARKS BUT SIMILAR EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN DATED TO C1720. 8.5cm 34gms
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MCB1 - A 'SUPERB' SET OF FOUR WLM.IV. FRUIT SERVING SPOONS - OF V.GOOD GAUGE - FINELY DECORATED & GILDED TO THE BOWLS AS 'BERRY SPOONS' - IN A FITTED PRESENTATION CASE - THE STEMS WITH THE INITIALS OF THE RECIPIENT 'W.P. WARNER' - EXCELLENT HALLMARKS FOR: 'MARY CHAWNER' - LONDON 1835.  22.3cm  275gms total  
£475  
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6518 - A 'FINE' PAIR OF EARLY VICTORIAN GRAPE SHEARS - VERY WELL CAST IN THE FORM OF VINE BRANCHES WITH LEAVES & BUNCHES OF GRAPES - FULLY MARKED BY: 'YAPP & WOODWARD' - BIRMINGHAM 1848.  15cm  78gms 
(AN IDENTICAL PAIR BY JOSEPH WILLMORE ARE ILLUSTRATED IN: 'THE SILVERSMITHS OF BIRMINGHAM' - PLATE 18)
 		  
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6222 -  A 'FINE & RARE' SET OF SIX NATURALISTIC TEA SPOONS - EACH WITH A FINELY DETAILED CAST TERMINAL & WITH DIFFERENT FLOWER HEAD BOWLS - FROM THE EARLY 'LIBERTY & CO' PERIOD, WHEN THE COMPANY  WERE EXPLORING MATERIALS FROM JAPAN & THE FAR EAST - THESE BY THE UNIDENTIFIED MAKER 'SM' AND FULLY MARKED FOR 'LIBERTY & CO' LONDON 1897.  
(THE ORIGINAL FITTED CASE IS NOW RATHER UNTIDY)
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6218 - A GEO.IV. CADDY SPOON - THE BOWL NICELY ENGRAVED WITH A FLORAL MOTIF AND WELL MARKED FOR: 'JAMES HENRY DANIEL' - LONDON 1826.  
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6205 - A CHARMING EDWARDIAN CADDY SPOON - THE FLUTED PETAL BOWL WITH SHELL END TO THE STEM - BY: 'THOMAS BRADBURY' - SHEFFIELD 1908. 
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6540 - AN INTERESTING GEO.III. COPPER COUNTER BOX OF RIBBED OUTLINE - ENGRAVED AT EITHER END AND TO A BAND AT THE WAIST FOR: 'ESTHER JANE ROBERTS' & CONTAINING 8 GILT 'SPADE GUINEA' TOKENS C1800.  44 x 30 mm 
 
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6199 - A 'V.GOOD' EARLY GEO.I. MINIATURE PORRINGER - PART FLUTED BODY WITH SCROLL HANDLES - BY: 'JAMES GOODWIN' - LONDON 1714.  3cm  22gms
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B095 - AN C18TH ITEM FOR 'PERSONAL' USE - A SILVER TOOTHPICK & EAR SCOOP ON A SUSPENSE RING - UNMARKED C1750. 8cm  
 
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6183 - A PAIR OF EARLY GEO.I. 'TRENCHER' SALTS - OCTAGONAL FORM WITH INCURVED SIDES - INSCRIBED: 'E OVER I * F' - THE MAKER: '?O' - LONDON 1716 77mm x 58mm x 26mm 110gms
(EARLY EXAMPLES OF THIS FORM)
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B096 - A 'FINE & RARE' EARLY VICTORIAN LIFE MEMBERS IVORY PASS FOR THE 'NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION' - ISSUED TO 'G G. ADAMS' - A MEMBER FROM 1861 - 1896 AND LISTED IN 1890 AS COL.G.G.ADAMS - THE 'NRA' WAS FORMED IN 1860 INITIALLY ON WIMBLEDON COMMON - LATER MOVING TO 'BISLEY' - THE PASS IS SIGNED BY: CAPT. 'ST JOHN - MILDMAY' WHO WAS THEN SECRETARY OF THE 'NRA' IN ADDITION TO BEING INVOLVED IT'S FORMATION.  44mm  
(G.G. ADAMS IS NOT RECORDED IN THE PRIZE LIST'S DURING HIS MEMBERSHIP)  
  
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5792 - A CHARMING 'SPARROW BEAK' CREAM JUG OF GOOD GAUGE IN C18TH STYLE BY: 'GARRARDS' - MARKED FOR: 'SEBASTIAN GARRARD' - LONDON 1920. 8.5cm 110gms
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B097 - A 'FINE & RARE' 'BEETHOVEN QUARTETT SOCIETY' IVORY PASS - THE SOCIETY WAS FORMED TO PROMOTE THE WORK OF THE COMPOSER WITH THE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF A COMPLETE CYCLE OF QUARTETS TAKING PLACE IN 1845.- IT IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THIS PASS IS - 'NO.I'   36mm  
(A MORE DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THIS INTERESTING SOCIETY CAN BE PROVIDED)  
  
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BW02 - A GEO.III. LEMON STRAINER WITH GEOMETRIC PIERCING - THE RIM CLIP INSCRIBED: 'A I W' - THE MAKERS MARK PIERCED, THE REMAINDER CLEAR FOR - LONDON 1772. d. 102mm
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TEA TONGS AND SUGAR TONGS
7003 - A 'SUPERB' PAIR OF VICTORIAN SUGAR TONGS OF HEAVY GAUGE - VERY FINELY DETAILED WITH TRAILED OR CHASED VINE - BY: 'HENRY HOLLAND' - LONDON 1875. 15.5cm 90gms
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6984 - A PAIR OF 'V.GOOD' GEO.II. TEA TONGS - IN FINE ORIGINAL CONDITION - A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE 'CUTTER' FORM AND WITH AN ENGRAVED BOX HINGE - V.WELL MARKED FOR: 'HENRY PLUMPTON' - LONDON C1745. 12.6cm 42gms
£285
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6771 -  A CHARMING PAIR OF GEO.II. TEA TONGS - NICELY DECORATED OVERALL AND WITH STRONG SHELL DETAIL TO THE GRIPS - BY: 'GAWEN NASH' - LONDON C1735. 11.5cm 
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6772 - A PAIR OF 'V.RARE' GEO.II. 'TOY' TEA TONGS - A MAKERS MARK IN THE SPOON GRIPS BUT UNCLEAR - C1740.  6cm 
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6700 - A PAIR OF GEO.II. TEA TONGS WITH RING STOPS & WITH SHELL DECORATION TO THE BACKS OF THE SPADE GRIPS - BY: 'GAWEN NASH' C1735. 
(AN IDENTICAL PAIR ARE ILLUSTRATED ON PAGE 79 OF ' EIGHTEENTH CENTURY SILVER TEA TONGS')
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6701 - A 'FINE' PAIR OF GEO.II. TEA TONGS WITH ROCOCO DECORATION & WITH BROAD TRI LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'ALEXANDER OSBORNE' C1750.
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6560 - A V.GOOD PAIR OF GEO.II. TEA TONGS OF UNCOMMON FORM & WITH FINE CENTRE PIN HINGE - THE SCALLOP SHELL GRIPS EACH WELL MARKED: 'WP' POSSIBLY FOR 'WILLIAM PHELPS' - LONDON C1740.  
£285 
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6578 - A PAIR OF GEO.II. TEA TONGS OF HEAVY GAUGE - ELABORATELY DETAILED LIMBS AND SCALLOP SHELL GRIPS - BY: 'JOHN GORHAM'  - LONDON C1750.  50gms
(ONE MINOR REPAIR)
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6553 - AN EARLY TRANSITIONAL TEA TONGS - BALUSTER ARMS WITH NARROW INTERLOCKING HINGE INSCRIBED: 'WG' & WITH SHALLOW SHELL GRIPS - 'UNMARKED' C1720. 
(UNUSUALLY! UN REPAIRED)
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6554 - A GEO.II. TEA TONGS OF GOOD GAUGE - ELABORATE CONSTRUCTION WITH THE CIRCULAR BOX HINGE INSCRIBED: 'B.C' - BROAD 5 LOBED GRIPS - EACH RING INTERESTINGLY MARKED BY AN UNRECORDED MAKER: 'mL' - C1755. 
£235 
(1 MINOR REPAIR)
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B094 - A 'RARE' GEO.II. 'CHILD'S' TEA TONGS - MARKED TO EACH RING FOR 'HENRY PLUMPTON' - AN IDENTICAL PAIR IS ILLUSTRATED IN 'EIGHTEENTH CENTURY SILVER TEA TONGS' BY: DR.D.SHLOSBERG -  PAGE 162. C1740.  7.9cm  
(WITH REPAIRS)  
  
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6521 -  A PAIR OF 'RARE' GEO.II. TEA TONGS OF SLENDER FORM WITH DBL 'C' SCROLL ARMS - THE GRIPS WITH VERY UNUSUAL BEADED DECORATION - MARKED TO EACH GRIP WITH A LION PASSANT - LONDON C1735. 
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6533 -  A PAIR OF GEO.II. TEA TONGS OF ORNATE CONSTRUCTION - THE LARGE BOX HINGE INSCRIBED 'M*S' - THE ELABORATE LOWER LIMBS WITH TRI LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'RICHARD MILLS' - LONDON C1755. 
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 6057 - A GEO.II. TEA TONGS WITH 'TARGET' HINGE - DBL 'C' SCROLL ARMS - ELABORATE LOWER LIMBS & WELL DETAILED BROAD '5' LOBED GRIPS - THE MARKS OBSCURED - LONDON C1755.
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BST01 - A 'FINE & RARE' GEO.III. CRESTED '3' PIECE SUGAR TONGS - SUPERB DECORATION & WITH FINELY DETAILED BOWLS - BY: 'JOHN FROST.I.' - LONDON C1770/5.
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BST02 - A 'FINE' GEO.III. BRIGHT CUT '3' PIECE SUGAR TONGS WITH BEADED & SCALLOPED ARMS WITH UNUSUAL & FINELY DECORATED BOWLS - INSCRIBED TO ONE ARM: 'M .T 1797' - BY: 'CHARLES HOUGHAM' - LONDON C1780.
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BST04 - A 'FINE' GEO.III. ELABORATELY BRIGHT-CUT '3' PIECE SUGAR TONGS WITH LONG OVAL BOWLS - SUPERB INCUSE DUTY MARK - STRUCK WITH A NEW DUTY PUNCH OF THAT YEAR - BY: 'CHARLES HOUGHAM' - LONDON 1784/5.
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BST05 - A 'FINE & RARE' GEO.III. SUGAR TONGS IN A PATTERN TYPICAL THE MAKERS: 'PETER & JONATHAN BATEMAN' - LONDON 1790 .
(A SHORT PARTNERSHIP - 7/12/90 UNTIL JONATHAN'S DEATH 19/4/91 )
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BOTTLE TICKETS AND CORKS
6924 - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET - INCISED FOR 'PORT' - BY: 'SUSANNA BARKER' - LONDON C1780.
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6925 - A 'FINE & SCARCE' PAIR OF WLM.IV.CAST BOTTLE TICKETS - PIERCED FOR 'MADEIRA & PORT' BY: 'CHARLES REILY & GEORGE STORER' MARKED FOR THE SHORT 3 WEEK PERIOD OF MAY 29TH TO JUNE 20TH 1837. 40gms
(THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA BEGAN ON JUNE 20TH 1837)
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6926 - A GEO.II. EARLY ESCUTCHEON BOTTLE TICKET - INCISED FOR 'PORT' BY: 'IS CROWNED' LONDON C1745.
£325
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6829 - A GEO.III. THREAD EDGE BOTTLE TICKET INCISED FOR: 'GIN' - BY: 'ELIZABETH MORLEY' - LONDON 1807. 
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6829A - A GEO.III. THREAD EDGE BOTTLE TICKET INCISED FOR: 'RUM' - BY 'ELIZABETH MORLEY' - LONDON - 1807. 
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6830 -  A GEO.III. THREAD EDGE BOTTLE TICKET INCISED FOR: 'HOLLANDS' - BY: 'THOMAS HYDE' - LONDON 1791. 
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6831 - A GEO.III. THREAD EDGE BOTTLE TICKET INCISED FOR: 'MARSALA' - UNMARKED C1800. 
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5685A - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET WITH CUT CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'PORT' - BY: 'PHIPPS & ROBINSON' - LONDON C1800.
£135
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5685B - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET WITH CUT CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'MADEIRA' - BY: 'PHIPPS & ROBINSON' - LONDON C1800.
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5685C - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET WITH CUT CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'SHERRY' - BY: 'PHIPPS & ROBINSON' - LONDON C1800.
£135
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5944 - A GEO.III. SAUCE BOTTLE TICKET OF OVAL FORM WITH REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'KYAN' - BY: 'JOHN RICH' - LONDON 1807.
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6194 - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET - RECTANGULAR WITH CUT CORNERS - PIERCED FOR 'RUM' - BY: THOMAS PHIPPS & EDWARD ROBINSON' - LONDON 1808. 
 
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6193 - A GEO.III. KIDNEY SHAPED BOTTLE TICKET - INCISED FOR 'SHERRY' - BY: 'JOSEPH WILMORE' BIRMINGHAM 1816. 
 
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5647 - A GEO.IV. BOTTLE TICKET OF CURVED OVAL FORM WITH REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'MADEIRA' - BY: 'GEORGE KNIGHT' - LONDON 1820.
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5640A - AN EARLY VICTORIAN BOTTLE TICKET - INCISED FOR: 'BRANDY' ON A RIBBON WITH FRUITING VINE - BY: 'HILLIARD & THOMASON' - BIRMINGHAM 1856.
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5640B - AN EARLY VICTORIAN BOTTLE TICKET - INCISED FOR 'HOLLANDS' ON A RIBBON WITH FRUITING VINE - BY: 'HILLIARD & THOMASON' - BIRMINGHAM 1856.
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