Antique c1850-1865 Great Pair American Coin Silver Olive Sugar Tongs stone The handle is monogrammed with

The handle is monogrammed with 'JP' in elegant script

3 millimeters in diameter

These cups are definitely southeast Asian in origin and were made between the 1920s and the 1950s

handles are sterling silver purity

The spoons are done in a classic pattern with scrolls and flourishes on the sides of the handle and a shell design at the tip

Antique c1850-1865 Great Pair American Coin Silver Olive Sugar Tongs stone The handle is monogrammed withPresented is a great pair of American coin silver tongs. These tongs date to around 1850 1865. The tongs are done in a more decorative variant of the Olive pattern, which originated and quickly became popular around this time period. The tongs have nice scallop shell form ends, undoubtedly intended for serving sugar lumps originally but great for ice or other serving purposes today. The pattern has an oval cartouche on both arms of the tongs, neither