Shear your indoor plants in antique style with these circa 1900 Watson Sterling Silver Grape Shears! The handles feature the figure of a fox staring up at grapes on a vine in reference to the Aesop's Fable Tale "The Fox & The Grapes". Delight in old fables while cultivating your green thumb or cutting grapes on a charcuterie board! Or simply admire them as a beautiful antique treasure.
Collector's Notes:
Circa 1900. Watson made the handles; stamped with crown, "W" with arrow, and lion in a row and "Sterling" under. Watson was an American company based in Massachusetts and operated from the 1890s to 1950s. Shear top marked "Germany".
Condition: Excellent
Less than expected wear for age; discoloration inside shears. Minor surface wear.
Size: 6" total length; 2 1/2" maximum width; 1/4" maximum depth;
