Antique Scissors: A Commemorative pair of scissors, marked “Hyane Solingen” on the lower blade, and decorated with scrolling and the word “Adenker” on the upper blade, above the finger rings, the shank is shaped, each side with an oval containing an oval, these ovals bearing the portrait of a king to the left and Queen to the right, possibly late 19th century, identification of the royal couple uncertain, the king wears a laurel wreath and the queen a crown and short veil? Approx. 6 inches or 15cm long.

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