and four miscellaneous teaspoons

Notes

Sugar tongs introduced to the Cape by the English silversmiths, Cape sugar tongs all date from after 1815. Like the English examples of the time they are made from a single piece of silver, the bow often curved in section to give it strength. All Cape sugar tongs have plain spoon-shaped fingers and only a few are decorated.

Makers:

Daniel Beets 1812-1828

William Godfried Lotter 1810-1835

Lawrence Holme Twentyman 1818-1852

Care Daniel Lotter 19th century

Provenance

The Mary Eleanor Hibbert collection.

Literature

Stephen Welz, Cape silver and silvesmiths, Cape Town, A.A Balkema, pages 90-99