A Victorian silver pen tray of oblong form with raised and fluted rim, embossed scene to the...

Both items display general surface scratches, marks, wear and tarnishing commensurate with their age and use.  Heavier tarnishing visible to parts of the pen tray.  Also some surface dints and bumps.   Some splits in the metal are also starting to appear, in particular a fairly large split running from the foot of one of the figures to the edge.  There is also some loss of surface detail and definition to the embossed decoration on the tray.  The sugar tongs are slightly out of alignment when squeezed together.  Some slight cracks in the pierced stems and also some solder repairs are visible.  The hallmarks appear a little rubbed in places but are still legible, the maker's mark on the tray is partly worn.