Suger tongs and tablespoon with initialsMM

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Hi brand new on here and total virgin to silver/silver marks, timedate/owner etc.
Hoping someone could spare some time and knowledge to give me any info on these items.

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Your pictures are not paricularly clear but I think that I see a London 1796 hallmark and maker’s mark of Peter & Ann Bateman. Are the marks on both tongs and spoon the same? If not, please make clear which is which and do try to get clear pictures.

Phil

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Hi phil sorry long getting back but here are better piks

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Spoon first 3 then tongs last 2

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The tongs are London 1796 with the Peter & Anne Bateman mark from your original post. The spoon is London 1812 (date letter R) and maker’s mark PB over WB for Peter & William Bateman.

MM are the initials of (probably) the original owner.

Somehow the picture order seems to have been reversed!

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Omg, where do you store all that knowledge, iv been looking at info requests from others on here.
Thankyou v much
Paul.

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My web site: www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk, which I have been working on for some time.