Antique Sterling Silver Asparagus Tongs

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From the Victorian Era, a English hand-made Sterling Silver Asparagus master serving tongs. London, circa 1838, In The Fiddle Pattern, with beautifully ornate hand-pierced blades, o...

Superb Heavy Gauge Sterling Silver Asparagus Serving Tongs of Traditional Form, with unusual decorative ladder pattern blades. Mark of WS&L for William Hutton & Sons. West Street,...

Sterling silver asparagus tongs, English style, yoked, and pierced, 9 1/2" in the pattern Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. It is not monogrammed and is in excellent condition. 100% ...

We are delighted to have acquired and be able to offer this pair of solid silver Georgian asparagus tongs made by William Eley & William Fearn in London, 1820. The tongs feature a wonderful classical style with the terminals of the handles presenting a scalloped design and the entire edge accented by a contrasting border formed by two fine lines. A noteworthy crest is present on the end of the handle with it bearing the crest of Leveson-Gower ('wolf statant collared and chained') and the other crest for the Sutherland Clan, described as a 'cat-a-mountain salient'. The tongs were eventually discovered at Dunrobin Castle which is situated in Sutherland (Highland area of Scottland), and was/is a very ornate and extravagant castle that is still standing today. During the period this piece was made, the 1st Duke of Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower owned extensive land which eventually resulted in him being one of the wealthiest individuals in Britain to such an extent that titles and speculation such as "The Leviathan...