Newport was patented by H. Hirschfeld in 1879, and many companies produced the silver plated pattern, also known as Chicago, using their own backstamps. International made a version of this pattern in sterling as well. Ice tongs of Aesthetic design and from the Victorian era that are also in good condition are hard to find. These tongs feature aesthetic design on the handles, tapering to a bowl on one side and a claw on the other. The claw is beautifully detailed. The tongs are monogrammed 1889 on the bend, and are marked 1847 Rogers Bros. The item “NEWPORT aka CHICAGO 1847 Rogers Bros Silverplated ICE TONGS 1879 7 1/2 Mono” is in sale since Tuesday, July 20, 2021. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Silverplate\Flatware & Silverware”. The seller is “viwalker” and is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Style: Victorian
• Age: 1850-1899
• Pattern: Newport
• Type: Ice Tongs
• Composition: Silverplate
• Brand: 1847 Rogers Bros
• Featured Refinements: Set of Antique Silver Plated Flatware

A VERY RARE ANTIQUE 1883 F. B ROGERS Q UADRUPLE SILVER PLATE NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND HORTICULTURAL 1st PLACE TROPHY BEST TABLE DECORATION….. THIS TROPHY IS NOT ONLY STUNNING, BUT ALSO QUITE HISTORICAL….. THIS WOULD BE FROM ONE OF THE VERY EARLIEST OF NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY EVENTS….. THE TROPHY READS: PRESENTED TO-NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY- for BEST TABLE DECORATION by RICKARDS BROS. SEEDSMEN-NEW YORK-, JAMES ROBERTSON….. OVERALL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH WEAR AND PATINA CONSISTENT WITH ITS AGE (see pics)…. THERE ARE NO DENTS, BUT DOES SHOW SOME WEAR IN SOME PLACES (see pics)….. HAS THREE ANTLER HANDLES & DUE TO AGE WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT THE NEXT OWNER OF THIS BEAUTY NOT PICK IT UP BY THE HANDLES TO NOT JEOPARDIZE THE CONDITION IN ANY WAY (ITS ALMOST 140 YEARS OLD)….. THE TROPHY MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 9 HEIGHT & by ABOUT 9 ACROSS THE TOP….. A VERY UNIQUE SHAPED CUP WITH A VERY STYLISH DESIGN…. A VERY WELL MADE PIECE OF ART….. MARKED ON THE BOTTOM F. ROGERS 1883 (see pics). The item “RARE ANTIQUE 1883 F. B ROGERS NEWPORT RI HORTICULTURAL SILVER PLATE TROPHY AWARD” is in sale since Tuesday, February 11, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Silverplate\Other Antique Silverplate”. The seller is “rustynewport314″ and is located in Newport, Rhode Island. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Age: 1850-1899
• Featured Refinements: Antique Trophy
• Type: Plate
• Composition: Silverplate