Silver Coin Sugar Tong, No Monogram, 4 Marks: M, Lion, Portrait &?

Description

Lot #24: Silver Coin Sugar Tong, No Monogram, 4 Marks: M, Lion, Portrait & ?.
Mid 1800's piece. Purchased in New Jersey at a private sale in 1988.
Weighs 54.3 grams
Maybe from 2 silversmiths:
George Waite 1847-1850 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
or
G Waring 1848 out of Hudson,  New York
or
English, the duty mark of George III, the lion passant for sterling,
date letter M for 1807-8, London and maker mark GW for George Wintle.
Shipped with USPS First Class.