BASKET OF FLOWERS SUGAR TONGS, H. Hoyt, NYC

Coin silver sugar tongs by Henry Hoyt of New York City (c. 1829-1836), 6" long, typical fiddle pattern with 8-lobed shell nips and chamfered shoulders, script monogram "LT" on bend, crisp Basket of Flowers on each arm, marked on one arm "HENRY HOYT" in rectangular punch and on other arm with three pseudo marks (bust, G and lion) and "D" incuse.