Antique French Sterling Silver Gilt Vermeil Sugar Tongs Thistle Pattern enamel plaque reproducing animal figures from the

reproducing animal figures from the Hokusai’s Manga

The multi-piece set includes a tray

typically modeled after 18th-century designs by Friedrich Meyer

there are some shallow indentions to the bowl

he joined forces with his brother-in-law Delente

Antique French Sterling Silver Gilt Vermeil Sugar Tongs Thistle Pattern enamel plaque reproducing animal figures from theAntique Belle Epoque era French sterling silver sugar tongs. Decorated in raised relief with Art Nouveau style thistle flowers and foliage. Enhanced in gilt vermeil finish. Terminating to fierce lion claw tips. Hallmarked with the French Minerve 1st standard mark, which depicts the goddess Minerva with a number 1 beside her to denote a silver content of 950 1000 (of 95% silver and a higher finesse than . 925 sterling). Bearing a makers mark for