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

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

Just look at that detail and visage

This is just a magnificent and perfectly preserved art glass work of Masters

it's impossible to see any very slight imperfection

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