Richard Devonshire was apprenticed to George Burrows, a well known maker of sugar tongs. He registered a mark as a spoon-maker on 14th October 1819. His mark is rare. These tongs are standard fiddle & shell pattern but notice that the die has been stamped a little off-centre. Given that he did not make very many sugar tongs, perhaps he was not terribly good at it!

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