These vintage sterling silver tongs or nips are the classic fiddle pattern - a simple style with little decoration. The handle is wider towards the top and tapers towards a slight arrow design right above the spoon shaped ends.
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Vintage Silver Plate Tongs FB EPNS Silverplated Sugar Nips
These are vintage silver plated sugar tongs made in Sheffield, England. They are hallmarked “FB” which is possibly for Fenton Brothers.
Antique Jonathan Bell & Sons Silver Plate Claw Tongs British Silverplate Tongs or Nips
This is a pair of sugar tongs or nips made by Jonathan Bell & Sons of Sheffield, England in the mid to late 1800s. The tongs have a pretty oval on the upper portion with flourishes and dots below. The tongs are shaped like claws.