Sugar tongs makers mark DC. Help needed?

[alexquinn8]

Hello there.

I have a pair of sugar tongs with only the lion passant and the mark DC.I think they are Georgian. I'm struggling to identify the maker.

Can anybody help?

[dognose]

Hi Alex,

That would be David Crawford of The Side, Newcastle. A rare maker who died on the 14th April 1825, aged 86 years. His working life was from 1768 (first assay) until early in 1784 (last assay).

See: http://www.925-1000.com/dlNewcastle.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Trev.