W. Procter's Folk Art Ladies Legs Calipers with Very Tiny Feet! humorous antique vessel I'd use it for serving

I'd use it for serving a sliced pear and a bit of cheese along with a glass of wine

as one would expect

Definitely mid-century and Italian I believe (the white glazed bottom is common to Bitossi)

I just thought this was an interesting one

bird itself is 3/4" thick

W. Procter's Folk Art Ladies Legs Calipers with Very Tiny Feet! humorous antique vessel I'd use it for servingOne more pair of antique ladies legs calipers, these made and stamped by a W. Procter, and which I really love for their radically tapering calves terminating in tiny tiny feet (which, viewed from the other direction, look a bit like tiny horse heads!) 4 13 16" long when closed x 3 8" d. Overall very good condition, with surface wear aging to the steel as evident. These will open all the way out with pressure and hold tight in place.