Presented is a wonderful pair of antique American sterling silver ice or serving tongs. These tongs date to around the 1920s-1930s. The tongs are made in a beautiful design with applied decoration along the arms in the form of hearts and scrollwork, with a central cherub figure that is particularly charming and detailed. The tongs have a marriage type monogram of B + M P.
This piece is in excellent condition. The details of the design are nice and crisp. There are no splits, no dents, no monogram removals, and no repairs.
The tongs are stamped sterling on the interior of one of the arms.
These tongs measure about 6 1/2 inches long.
The tongs weigh 63.8 grams, or 2.3 regular ounces. -jm
