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Antique Handmade Filigree Silver Copper Tongs Grippers

$35.00

Antique Handmade Filigree Silver Copper Tongs Grippers from an estate and in worn, used condition. The center wire support and hand applied flowers are silver over copper while the rest, the thick twisted silver edges, the filigree, and the coin tips appear to be a very low grade silver or mixed silver alloy. All of the filigree is intact. There are no breaks. The flowers have a lot of age patina. The tips are made of old middle eastern or Turkish coins which are also well worn. Any age bends which can be corrected by hand as the silver bends easily. In spite of the age bends these grippers were well made by an experienced silver craftsman as the grippers are still very strong, hold their form when used and readily spring back into place properly with both coins precisely meeting each other. The coin tips are just under 3/4″ across and the tongs measure 4 3/8″ tall. For anyone who collects antique filigree and or Turkish Middle East silver this is a lovely early handmade addition for your collection.

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Antique Handmade Filigree Silver Copper Tongs Grippers from an estate and in worn, used condition. The center wire support and hand applied flowers are silver over copper while the rest, the thick twisted silver edges, the filigree, and the coin tips appear to be a very low grade silver or mixed silver alloy. All of the filigree is intact. There are no breaks. The flowers have a lot of age patina. The tips are made of old middle eastern or Turkish coins which are also well worn. Any age bends which can be corrected by hand as the silver bends easily. In spite of the age bends these grippers were well made by an experienced silver craftsman as the grippers are still very strong, hold their form when used and readily spring back into place properly with both coins precisely meeting each other. The coin tips are just under 3/4″ across and the tongs measure 4 3/8″ tall. For anyone who collects antique filigree and or Turkish Middle East silver this is a lovely early handmade addition for your collection.

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