This is a rare maker of sugar tongs. There is no record of Alexander Barnet’s apprenticeship and he only registered one mark, as a small-worker on 8^th August 1759. He does appear in the Parliamentary report of 1773, but without category. These tongs are lovely cast tongs with shell bowls with scrolls. The bow has a bright cut edge to it. They are probably dated c1770 – 1775.