Composite Sterling Silver Grape Shears - Antique George IV

These exceptional antique sterling silver grape shears have a hinged scissor action.

The cast handles of these impressive George IV shears are embellished with profuse floral and scrolling leaf ornamentation, incorporating interlacing leaf decorated fingerpieces with floral festoons to the lower portions.

The hinged portion of one pair of grape shears is surmounted with an impressive leaf decorated rosette accented with a matte background.

One pair of grape shears has plain tapering blades and the other bears undulating, incurved blades with straight cutting edges.

These exceptional examples of antique silverware are the finest of their type you could hope to acquire.

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Maker: Charles Rawlings

Date: 1824 / 1825

These antique sterling silver grape scissors are an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.

The cast decoration is all very sharp.

Full hallmarks struck across the blades of each piece are all very clear; the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the exceptional gauge of silver.

Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this example of antique silverware.

Pair One (incurved blades)

Length 15.6cm/6.1"

Width 5.3cm/2.1"

Height 1.3cm/0.5"

Pair Two (tapering blades)

Length 16.1cm/6.3"

Width 6.7cm/2.6"

Height 1.6cm/0.6"

8.4 troy ounces/262g