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BOX 5038
114 37 Stockholm
All auctions / Silver & Gold / Asparagus tongs - .915 silver - 1920-1930 - Spanish asparagus tongs
This Spanish asparagus tongs is an early 20th-century silver example, made around 1930. The object bears the retailer's mark ‘R. Torres’ and displays a simple, functional form, typical of the Art Deco style. - Marks: Spanish five-pointed star in a circle, master mark (M, motto, E), retailer's mark ‘R. Torres’. - Dimensions: Length 12.2 cm, width 3.2 cm. - Weight: 51 grams. - Condition: Excellent, still in use. - Art-historical context: Tongs like these were used for serving asparagus in bourgeois households. The Art Deco period was a time of modern elegance and functionality. - Museum comparison: Similar asparagus tongs can be found in the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, Madrid. - Literature: Responsibility marks, Spain ca. 1930.
Estimate:$170.86
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BJÖRN WECKSTRÖM. COLLIER SAMT ÖRHÄNGEN, STERLING SILVER, LAPPONIA, FINLAND.
09/29/2026
$279.73
Est: $301.17
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