{"product_id":"small-antique-asparagus-serving-tongs","title":"Small Antique Asparagus Serving Tongs","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"To me, they're worth trillions — the joy of picking up asparagus with those little tongs!\" Patricia exclaims of this tiny silver-plated find, discovered at a Parisian brocante and brought home to their Paris apartment.  This is French table culture at its most particular: a single-use asparagus tong, made for one purpose and one purpose only. The French have always understood that asparagus deserves its own ceremony, and this small implement is the proof. Silver-plated and antique, it has a graceful waisted handle that widens into a flat, squared gripping head, its surface engraved with a repeating pattern of stylized asparagus spears.  Patricia is clear that this was bought for beauty as much as function — and that it will not be doing duty with carrots. That specificity is exactly what makes it so French, and so appealing. Display it on a side table or in a glass cabinet alongside other small silver pieces, or lay it across a folded linen napkin at an asparagus supper in spring. It is the kind of object that rewards close attention and starts a conversation the moment someone picks it up.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e 2¾\" x 1¼\" x 1¼\"   \u003cbr\u003e 7cm x 3cm x 3cm  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chez Pluie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54403194388818,"sku":"25614","price":293.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1166\/6698\/files\/DSC04338_313da99c-2f72-47f5-9d3d-4849a0b79cf3.jpg?v=1787827247","url":"https:\/\/www.chezpluie.com\/products\/small-antique-asparagus-serving-tongs","provider":"Chez Pluie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}