Antique French Sterling Silver Handled 10" Pastry or Asparagus Tongs, Bow & Ribbon, Acanthus Vernis Martin fan a fine 12K gold

a fine 12K gold

but we do know its heritage puts it in museum quality timeframe and condition

Here you have the very rare mother of pearl hemming or measuring tape

Just look at that detail and visage

One could even conjecture that this may have been a salesman's sample

Antique French Sterling Silver Handled 10" Pastry or Asparagus Tongs, Bow & Ribbon, Acanthus Vernis Martin fan a fine 12K goldElegant antique French hallmarked sterling silver handled 10" pastry or asparagus tongs with reticulated folliate pincers, Louis XVI Revival style acanthus accented bow & ribbon handle pattern and wonderful condition! One of two that we're adding this week, this one with the actual wide pincers being silver plated with the handle being in sterling silver. It bears the post 1838 French Minerve or Minerva hallmark, the tiny number "1" in the upper right