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.