George III fiddle pattern silver fish tongs
George III fiddle pattern silver fish tongs
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Elegant antique hand-pierced and engraved silver fish serving tongs with mildly curved blades and hand-forged fiddle pattern handle, plus a sprung thumb mechanism to a slender supporting blade.
Designed for serving fish at the table, these silver fish tongs are a derivation of the original fish slice which from about the 1750s, and was popular until the late Victorian period.
Dimensions:
Width
280 mm
/ 11 "
Depth
70 mm
/ 3"
Weight
185 g (5.95 troy ozs)
Year
1815
Place
London
Condition
Excellent
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