Help with sugar tongs

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Help with sugar tongs

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Hi - can anyone help with identifying where these sugar tongs are from, and if possible the maker. What I think is the makers mark looks like a 2 handled cup with something wrapped around it I think they date 1880 - 1900, and are of 916 silver. Many thanks John

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Buenas tarde, se trata de la madrileña (España) Matilde Espuñes y Bagués, nieta de Ramón Espuñes e hija del primer matrimonio y primogénita de Luis Espuñes, aprendió el oficio de su padre y a la muerte de este, se establece por su cuenta, creando M. ESPUÑES, llegó a tener una importante plantilla de orfebres y una elevada producción. Después de la guerra civil, se asocia con la firma Meneses y forman lo que se conoce como Unión de Orfebres. Matilde utilizo como contrastes M / copa / E para la plata de ley; la figura de una alpaca generalmente para los cubiertos y M. E. para los objetos plateados.
Su actividad como M. Espuñes se centro entre 1909 y 1940

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Good afternoon, this is the Madrid (Spain) and Matilde Espuñes Bagués, granddaughter and daughter of Ramon Espuñes first marriage and first child of Louis Espuñes, learned the trade from his father and the death of this, states on their own, creating M. Espuñes, came to have a significant staff of goldsmiths and high production. After the Civil War, the firm is associated with Meneses and form what is known as the Union of Goldsmiths. Used as contrasts Matilde M / cup / E for the silver, the figure of an alpaca usually for the cutlery and M. E. for silver objects.
His activity as M. Espuñes is center between 1909 and 1940
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Thank you very much Funkel, your information is much appreciated. I hope I understood the translation clearly, but I understand the tongs were made in Madrid by Matilde Espuñes y Bagués some time after 1909. Best regards John
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Correcto. Los hermanos de Matilda (hijos de una segunda esposa) continuaron con la platería de su padre hasta hace muy pocos años. El último de esta saga fue Luis Espuñes. Matilde tuvo peor suerte y aunque tuvo una produción muy grande y bastante exito cerro como Matilde Espuñes hacia 1940, continuo asociada a otros plateros unos años mas con otros nombres.
Su pieza fue fabricada entre 1909 y 1936. Este año se cambió la marca del ensayador 916/000 por una estrella de cinco puntas dentro de un óvalo
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Right. Matilda's siblings (children of second wife) continued with the silver of his father until a few years ago. The latest in this saga was Luis Espuñes. Matilde had worse luck and although he had a very large and quite production success as Matilde Espuñes hill around 1940, continuing association with other silversmiths few years but with other names.
His piece was made ​​between 1909 and 1936. This year we changed the brand of the tester 916/000 for a five-pointed star within an oval
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Muchas gracias ! I have learned something new.

saludos
John
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