A pair of Victorian silver Trailing Vine...

A pair of Victorian silver Trailing Vine pattern grape scissors,
by Francis Higgins, London 1872,
the reverse of the blades engraved with a crest, length 17.5cm, plus a pair of Victorian silver-gilt Pierced Vine pattern grape scissors, maker's mark for Yapp & Woodward only, length 18.5cm, total approx. weight 7.8oz. (2)

Provenance:
The Barry Lock Collection.
The grape scissors by Francis Higgins purchased from Payne & Son, Tunbridge Wells, 22 April 2006.