£90
A pair of early 19th century brass lazy-tongs, English
Of extending and retracting scissor form, the riveted stems of flat wavy-outline, loop handles, and elliptical nips, extended length 25.5cm
Literature: See R. Gentle & R. Feild, Domestic Metalwork 1640-1820, p. 331, fig. 5, for a comparable pair of tongs, in the Winterthur Museum, again designed for saving the user from having to bend or stretch.
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