A WILLIAM WELCH II, PAIR OF GEORGIAN SILVER SUGAR TONGS, HALLMARKED EXETER 1812. TOGETHER WITH A COLLECTION OF 19TH CENTURY AND LATER SILVER ITEMS Comprising pair of Georgian silver sugar tongs, hallmarked George Wintle London, 1818, Victorian silver vesta case, hallmarked Birmingham, 1890, a Victorian silver repoussé snuff box, hallmarked B Muller & Son, Chester, 1897, a silver whistle/rattle, hallmarked Birmingham, 1919 and silver napkin ring hallmarked Birmingham, 1933. (William Welch II sugar tongs 14.5cm, 188.4g)

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