Lot 363:Rare Pair of Steel Ember Tongs, 18th century, complete with pipe tamper and functioning sprung hinge. Tongs like this were used to take glowing embers to light a smoker’s pipe.
Length 18 ⅝ in.

Lot 364:Rare Pair of Steel Ember Tongs, 18th century, engraved with Fleur-de-lis decoration, complete with pipe tamper and functioning sprung hinge.
Length 17 ½ in.