A sweet heavily decorated pair of solid silver tea tongs. They were made by John Yapp & John Woodward in Birmingham in the 1850s (we can't quite make out the date letter. They are in the naturalistic style that was popular in the mid nineteenth century. They are in good condition, the hinge is a little loose.
Hallmarked in the bowls.
They measure 11cm long and weigh 39 grams.