These silver sugar tongs are gilt. Gilding was quite rare and comprises adding a very thin layer of gold to the silver sugar tongs. Very often this gilding is rubbed very thin or patchy but this pair are in excellent condition. The style of the tongs is fairly standard cast style but the gilding is very special.

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