{"product_id":"antique-bronze-champagne-wire-cutter-with-maker-s-mark","title":"Antique Bronze Champagne Wire Cutter with Maker’s Mark","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFrom Patricia's collection of antique scissors comes this charming specialist piece: a Champagne wire cutter, or muselet scissors, designed to snip the twisted wire cage securing a Champagne cork before opening. Small, purposeful and beautifully made, it is a tool born of celebration.\n\nCast in metal with a warm, deep patina of aged bronze and rust, the cutter takes the classic scissor form — two rounded finger rings joined by elegantly waisted blades that meet at a notched pivot point, shaped to grip and cut wire rather than fabric or paper. \n\nPatricia explains, \"I have a collection of old scissors,\" and this piece earns its place among them. It belongs to the world of placomusophilie — the collecting of the small branded metal discs found beneath the wire cage — which gives some sense of the dedicated culture that once surrounded the ritual of opening Champagne. Displayed on a drinks tray, grouped with other antique tools and curiosities, or simply kept close at hand in the kitchen, this cutter is both a conversation piece and a reminder that even the most fleeting moment — the pop of a cork — once had its own dedicated instrument.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition and wear consistent with age and use.\u003cbr\u003eApprox. overall 3½\" long x 2\" wide x 0¾\" thick  \u003cbr\u003eApprox. overall 9cm long x 5cm wide x 2cm thick \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chez Pluie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54310837748050,"sku":"25454","price":239.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1166\/6698\/files\/DSC01233_9ce9b35f-fe04-4337-8a67-9a1d382db2fd.jpg?v=1787304191","url":"https:\/\/www.chezpluie.com\/products\/antique-bronze-champagne-wire-cutter-with-maker-s-mark","provider":"Chez Pluie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}