Object Description
An antique pair of silver ice tongs beautifully modelled with claw nips. Perfect for serving your pre-dinner cocktails.
Weight 65 grams, 2 troy ounces.
Length 14.5 cms.
London 1877.
Maker Barnabas Blackburn.
Sterling silver.
Marks. Stamped on both pieces with a clear set of English silver hallmarks.
Barnabus (or Barnabas) Blackburn, London silversmith and electroplater. In partnership (1890-1892) with Peter Andrew Rasmussen after which he continued the business on his own.