Any ideas Era or Style on Tongs & Manicure Set

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  1. trip98

    trip98 Well-Known Member

    Silver Sugar Tongs Engine Turned stsugartongs1.jpg
    Marks: BOC or 800 stsugartongs2.jpg
    Measurements: approx 3/4” widest x 5 3/4” long


    Manicure Set Marked Sterling Silver stnailset1.jpg
     
    trip98, Oct 26, 2015
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  2. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    An interesting fact about sugar tongs is that they steadily became shorter from the late 18th C to the mid 20th C. I'd say thse are early 20th C. I see an 800 silver mark but that's all.

    The manicure set is probably similar period.
     
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  3. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    I think the mark on the tongs is 800. Possibly Italian.

    The manicure set is American, but without a maker's mark, no clue. You could try searching "Beaded" to see if you can find others.
     
    Bakersgma, Oct 26, 2015
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  4. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    If the tongs are Italian (which I think is likely,) they date from before 1933 when official mandatory marking started.
     
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  5. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    Another naming convention I've found for the style of "beading" decoration shown on your manicure set is called "pearl" - I have a stainless set like that.
     
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