Maker's Mark of Master Long Heinrich August - Leningrad - Initials "HAL"

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Metal: Silver
Initials: HAL
Year: 1797
Shape: Elongated rectangle
Items: sugar tongs, State Historical Museum.
Description: Long Heinrich August (Lang Henrik August) (born 1797 in Finland), studied in St. Petersburg, became a journeyman in 1817, a master silversmith from 1824, owned a workshop with many apprentices, left St. Petersburg in 1842. The master's mark features the initials in three English letters "HAL". Items: sugar tongs, State Historical Museum. Shape: Elongated rectangle. Metal: Silver.