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Roger Nevling Posts: 58 Registered: Oct 2005	posted 02-22-2011 09:34 PM One of my favorite collections is my sugar and tea tongs, mostly English and Coin but I do have an assortment of others and these have always thrown me as to their origin. I at first glance upon purchase thought they were French but I have not been able to attribute them. Then going through some reference material I found what I think is their city mark in the German marks. the stylized "F" appears to be the city mark for Breslau circa 1746-58. Any takers? Thanks Roger IP: Logged
silberpunze Posts: 101 Registered: Nov 2009	posted 04-13-2011 02:17 PM now I can not say which townmark it is. I need a better picture from the hallmark. The [F..] looks like the pruzzian tax-mark [FW] (Friedrich Wilhelm, 1809-1812). IP: Logged
Marc Posts: 414 Registered: Jun 2002	posted 04-14-2011 12:03 AM Hi there.. Looks to be late 18th c or early 19th c by the style and the engraving... Really nice tongs though. Marc IP: Logged
silberpunze Posts: 101 Registered: Nov 2009	posted 04-14-2011 06:05 AM the hallmark looks like a bullhead and a bullhead was the Hallmark of Graudenz There is also a Letter [C] or [G]? and a G was also used by Graudenz about 1800. The makers mark looks like [HOVA]? but i can not find a Maker Hova in the book of E.v.Czihak. Kind Regard IP: Logged
silberpunze Posts: 101 Registered: Nov 2009	posted 12-16-2017 04:22 PM the makersmark ist overmarked. but the one mark looks like [TAG] there are some old makers Tag in Graudenz the hallmark looks like this this 1845 dated Grandenz object was made by MWN = Maximilian Wilhelm Neumann IP: Logged

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