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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 07-23-2022 05:44 PM
  
     The small thongs are marked WG with what looks like either a dot between them or a broken off piece of the W. The style of the fonts is very similar to those used by William Gowan, but he did not use a dot. I showed a normal sized tongs in the first picture for contrast. The miniature tongs may have been made for a child’s tea set. Any Ideas as to who the maker was? IP: Logged |
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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 07-23-2022 08:47 PM
   This is the large sugar tongs shown in my first post. The only American candidate I have found for PS is Philip Syng Jr. from Philadelphia. I think these are American as the use of wide upper arms or bow seems to be rare in the UK. Tongs with cast arms was the style just before the bright cut style. The small tongs are 2 7/8 inches long, while the larger ones are 5 3/8 inches long.
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 07-23-2022 09:45 PM
quote: There is a spoon at Winterthur with a similar mark and monogram motif. It is not given in Hollan as an alternate mark, so its authenticity may be open to debate. There are two others that have variations of the same club footed P and exaggerated upper serif on the slightly slanted S. [This message has been edited by Scott Martin (edited 07-24-2022).] IP: Logged |
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posted 07-23-2022 10:54 PM
Thanks WEV for that information. I really do like both of these tongs no matter who made them as I think they are good examples of the style of their time. The block monogram with the little flourish between the letters on the older tongs is a great contrast to the highly feathered monogram on the newer ones. Thanks again for the Winterthur reference. The wider bow does seem to be an American idea and I have no idea why. Maybe it has something to do with the tension of the tongs. IP: Logged |
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