Bidspirit auction | An Edwardian William Suckling Ltd

An Edwardian William Suckling Ltd Sterling Silver Bird Claw Sugar Tongs - A pair of sterling silver sugar tongs from the Edwardian period, featuring a traditional U-shaped spring bridge and arms decorated with a longitudinal ribbed design. The terminals are realistically cast in the form of bird talons, showing textured scales and three articulated claws. The interior of one arm bears a series of struck hallmarks including a maker's mark consisting of the characters W and S in separate shield-shaped punches, the Birmingham Assay Office anchor symbol, the walking lion passant standard mark for sterling silver, and the date letter E in a circular punch, corresponding to 1904. Gross Weight: 10.77 g.