Antique Sugar Tongs Krupp Berndorf, Silver-Plated, Hallmark 90/1.5, with Lion's Feet, 11 cm – 1940s, Austria

Dainty, antique sugar tongs for sugar cubes from the Berndorf metalware factory (Krupp Berndorf) – silver-plated, stamped "Berndorf 90/1.5" and decorated at the gripping ends with little lion's feet.

Origin

Berndorf in Lower Austria – founded in 1843 by Alexander Schoeller and Alfred Krupp and purveyor to the imperial and royal court from 1897 – stood for fine tableware in Austrian homes for decades. A matching Berndorf cake server is also available in the shop (SKU 30555).

Details & Condition

• Maker: Berndorf (Krupp Berndorf), Lower Austria
• Hallmark: "Berndorf 90/1.5"
• Material: silver-plated alpaca (copper, nickel, zinc)
• Length: 11 cm / 4.3 in
• Width: 2 cm / 0.8 in
• Depth: 1 cm / 0.4 in
• Date: 1940s
• Condition: very good, with pronounced patina

Uses

For sugar cubes with coffee or tea, as a collector's piece or as a small, fine Christmas gift for lovers of Viennese coffee-house culture.

Care

Wash by hand and polish with a silver cloth.

At the flea market in St. Pölten the little tongs lay in a lidless sugar bowl – as if they had waited half a century there for the next coffee.

A cube of sugar with your coffee — Things with Soul · VintageAustriaShop