Fine Pair of Early George III Cast Sugar Tongs by Charles Hougham

The sugar tongs are cast and the arms are unusually pierced with scroll borders and a central beaded band. The arms terminate in shell grips and the arched top is chased with linear ...

The Tongs are beautifully modelled as a pair of early fire irons engraved with early Eighteenth century designs and displaying shell grips. The top of the arch displays...

The salts are boat shaped in form with an oval pedestal foot which is decorated with reeding. Both have a gadrooned rim, fine interior gilding and a set of contemporary initials engr...

The toddy ladles are modelled in the fiddle pattern, with very elegant curved stems and circular bowls. The top of each stem is engraved with a contemporary crest and each is very we...

The labels have an oval rounded form and double thread edge. The set are engraved for KAYAN, SOY & KETCHUP. Each is fully marked and in excellent condition. Measures: Length: 1.1...

The Sauceboat stands on an oval collet foot engraved with an outer prick dot band. The main body is of a good size and has an everted prick dot rim. The upper section of the main bod...

Each cistern is in the form of a fluted vase on a rectangular pedestal. The lead-lined vases have brass handles, removable lids with pineapple finials and taps. The crossbanded pedestals have cupboard doors enclosing slatted shelves for warming plates in one and a lead-lined slops drawers, a tambour fronted shelf and a cellaret in the other. Susan Stuart, 'Gillow of Lancaster and London', 2008 vol 1 p308-315 illustrates many pedestal urns including the drawings for Workington Hall, Cumbria, dated 1788. PLates 342 and 343 show pedestals with a similar arrangement of shelves and drawers. Thomas Sheraton explained the functions of dining room pedestals in his 'Drawing Book' of 1793: 'IN spacious dining rooms the sideboards are often made without drawers of any sort, having simply a rail, a little ornament...

Each engraved with a crest and marked: London 1905, maker: Herbert Charles Lambert.

Oak Nokka tongs by Antrei Hartikainen Materials: Walnut, maple, natural oil wax Dimensions: W 24,5 D 4/2 H 6 cm Also available in a variety of woods Nokka tongs are suitable for se...

Birch Nokka tongs by Antrei Hartikainen Materials: Walnut, maple, natural oil wax Dimensions: W 24,5 D 4/2 H 6 cm Also available in a variety of woods Nokka tongs are suitabl...

Walnut Nokka Tongs by Antrei Hartikainen Materials: Walnut, Maple, Natural Oil Wax Dimensions: W 24,5 D 4/2 H 6 cm Also Available in a variety of woods, please contact us Nokka to...

We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite pair of original George III plate buckets circa 1780 hand carved in mahogany with brass trim Highly collectable, handmade, these ...