This ornate piece of stamped metal:
"Those are tongs that have just been straightened. It may be used for sugar cubes or bread rolls. The ends look like they could follow a silver tableware set motif."
"Yup. Someone flattened them out. We had a similar pair that had gone through a disposal and were curled up like a wood shaving. Sugar cube tongs, to be specific. Google vintage silver sugar tongs."