FIVE PIECES ENGLISH SILVER. Including a George III pap boat, London, 1790; pair George IV sugar tongs, William Bateman III, London, 1828; Victorian salt with spoon, with pair pepper casters, EF HT, London, 1885 - 5 oz., 8 dwt.; 5 1/2 in. long, tongs. Estimate $300-400
PROVENANCE: Pap boat, Sloans, sale 882 lot 963; Tongs, Sloan's, sale 878 lot 404; salt and peppers, Sloan's, sale 888 lot 474
The pap boat has two tiny dents and slight warping along one area of the rim; marks are partially rubbed but legible; the armorial is slightly rubbed. The tongs are in excellent condition and the marks are crisp. One pepper caster has a tiny dent on the top; marks are crisp. The salt is in excellent condition; marks are crisp.
