Antique French Sterling Silver Handled 10" Pastry or Asparagus Tongs, Bow & Ribbon, Acanthus Vernis Martin fan which showing through

which showing through

These are just so pretty

Just elegance

it's impossible to see any very slight imperfection

Lovely antique to vintage French Empire style 12 5/8" wide flower frog

Antique French Sterling Silver Handled 10" Pastry or Asparagus Tongs, Bow & Ribbon, Acanthus Vernis Martin fan which showing throughElegant 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