Antique Georgian silver sugar tongs

These are a pair of fairly standard bright cut tongs, but with a delightful twirling pattern which is quite stunning and unusual.  Notice also the strange star shape between the 2 letters on the maker's mark.  It is possible that this not actually Thomas Northcote but a different maker a they are so different to his normal work - we cannot be sure.  They are marked on the arms and dated1791/92.

 

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