Sugar Tongs

joho · Post by **joho** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:39 am

Hi - can anyone help with country and maker of this pair of sugar tongs. Looks like thay date from around 1800.

Joerg · Post by **Joerg** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:00 am

Hi joha

Your sugar tongs are from Switzerland, from Berne. Manufacturer is "Werkstatt Rehfues", Georg Adam Rehfues, 1784-1858, Master 1808, Shop from 1814.
R&C is the manufacturers mark, B stands for Berne.

Reference: "Weltliches Silber 2", from Hanspeter Lanz

Regards

JÃ¶rg

joho · Post by **joho** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:47 am

Thank you Jorg - much appreciated.

John