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| Item reference | 5134 | |
| Item description | another example of an agate handled glovehook with brass shank. | |
| Dimensions | just under 3 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £15 GB | (How to buy) |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5133 | |
| Item description | an opportunity to purchase the Millennium Souvenir Buttonhook which was offered exclusively to members of The Buttonhook Society in the year 2000. It was a limited edition of 150 and this item is number 086 with certificate confirming authenticity. The handle is silver-gilt and blue enamel fitted to an original 1930's steel shaft & is offered in the original case. The maker is Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd and is hallmarked B2000. | |
| Dimensions | 4 and 1/2 inches overall | |
| Condition | original | |
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| GBP / USD | £32 GB | (How to buy) |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5129 | |
| Item description | a really nice example of an agate handled glovehook with brass shank. The agate is just like toffee! | |
| Dimensions | just over 3 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £14 GB | (How to buy) |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5128 | |
| Item description | two miniature glovehooks with Mother of Pearl handles, probably from an etui. The yellow metal collars are, I believe gold and the buttoner loop may also be gold but cannot be sure. The glovehook shank is steel | |
| Dimensions | just about 2 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £12 GB | (How to buy) |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5126 | |
| Item description | a good quality solid tortoiseshell handled buttonhook with silver collar by Samuel Foskett of Clerkenwell, London EC. It is hallmarked L1903 | |
| Dimensions | 9 and 1/2 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £20 GB | (How to buy) |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5123 | |
| Item description | a Victorian silver handled buttonhook by Adie & Lovekin B1896 and a pistol grip silver handled Sheffield buttonhook by Harrison Bros & Howson dated 1898. | |
| Dimensions | both 7 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original apart from some loss of plating on the steel shaft | |
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| GBP / USD | £15 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5121 | |
| Item description | an American silver handled buttonhook with engraved floral design. STERLING mark & makers' mark for Frank M Whiting & Co | |
| Dimensions | 8 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £7 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5120 | |
| Item description | this design of traditional Chinese dragon is usually associated with Chinese Export Silver buttonhooks but I have to admit never having seen this style of construction with steel shank. It could be a marriage of Chinese silver handle and English steel shank but close inspection shows it to have been in the current form for many, many years if not an original from the late 19th century. There are no marks on the silver but the chasing of the dragon is impressive | |
| Dimensions | 7 and 3/4 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £35 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5119 | |
| Item description | a rare opportunity to acquire a Chinese Export Silver buttonhook. It has the characteristic bamboo shaped shank and shepherds crook hook but uncharacteristically the handle is completely plain. It is of all-silver construction and has no marks | |
| Dimensions | 9 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £35 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5118 | |
| Item description | A large silver handled boot buttonhook by William Neale of 29 Warstone Lane, Birmingham, established in 1870. It is hallmarked Chester 1901. William Neale are noted for their superior quality buttonhooks and this one is beautifully chased | |
| Dimensions | 12 & 1/2 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £25 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5116 | |
| Item description | a rare pair of glovehooks with GLASS HANDLES. The green version has a silver shank by William Manton of Birmingham and the pink/lilac one has a brass shank. | |
| Dimensions | larger of the two, 3 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £45 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5115 | |
| Item description | a pair of WW1 trench art washer hooks, one with an unusual twisted steel shank | |
| Dimensions | larger of the two 5 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £16 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5114 | |
| Item description | A WW1 bronze Memorial Plaque in the name of Albert Edward Horner. These plaques were awarded to the next-of-kin of those who lost their lives whilst on active service and were colloquially known as "dead man's penny". With it is a WW1 multi-facetted trench art washer hook | |
| Dimensions | bronze plaque is 4 and 3/4 inches diameter | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £50 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5113 | |
| Item description | a silver & MoP loop buttoner by ALLd hallmarked B1897 and a folding silver & MoP penknife type by Hilliard & Thomason hallmarked B 1902 | |
| Dimensions | loop buttoner is 3 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £25 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5112 | |
| Item description | three silver glovehooks, two with steel shanks by Adie & Lovekin and the chatelaine version all-silver hallmarked B1899. The "seahorse" is by William Devenport hallmarked B1908 | |
| Dimensions | largest of the three 3 and 1/4 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £22 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5111 | |
| Item description | two silver handled chatelaine glovehooks with steel shanks, both by A&LL and the facetted one hallmarked B1913 | |
| Dimensions | 3 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £15 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5110 | |
| Item description | a white metal glovehook embossed with leaves & flowers and an all-silver glovehook inlaid with Montrose agate stones, hallmarked Birmingham 1897 | |
| Dimensions | largest of the two is 3 inches | |
| Condition | silver/agate glovehook has a distorted shank, too delicate to try to re-align! | |
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| GBP / USD | £28 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5109 | |
| Item description | a pair of glovehooks with white "ivory like" handles but cannot be sure exactly what they are made of. The turned cylindrical glovehook has a brass shank, and the horses hoof has a silver shank C,B Ld for C Brooks Ltd hallmarked Birmingham 1906 | |
| Dimensions | larger of the two 3 and 1/2 inches overall | |
| Condition | some hairline shrinkage cracks on the larger hook otherwise good original. | |
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| GBP / USD | £35 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5108 | |
| Item description | a gold filled glove buttoner and a folding penknife type with silver scales by Bellamy & Manton, hallmarked B1893 | |
| Dimensions | buttoner just under 3 inches, penknife type 1 and 3/4 inches closed | |
| Condition | small black mark where loop meets handle on the buttoner, otherwise good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £35 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5106 | |
| Item description | a miniature gold folding glovehook marked M.B & Co 9C for 9 carat gold. With it is a Victorian silver handled buttonhook by Adie & Lovekin hallmarked B1896 | |
| Dimensions | buttonhook just under 8 inches, glovehook 1 and 3/8 inches closed | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £38 GB | (How to buy) |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5100 | |
| Item description | a Sheffield Mother of Pearl & silver folding penknife type glovehook by William Needham S1897 and a "sharks tooth" MoP & silver collar glovehook. by H F Daltrey & Co of London | |
| Dimensions | 3 inches overall | |
| Condition | tip of Sheffield glovehook is missing but could be repaired | |
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| GBP / USD | £15 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5098 | |
| Item description | a tigers eye agate handled glovehook with gilt brass shank | |
| Dimensions | 3 and 1/4 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £25 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5097 | |
| Item description | a "love them or hate them" package of two boot hooks. The deers foot is likely to be connected to hunting, shooting & fishing fraternity and the stag antler is a handsome piece but no marks | |
| Dimensions | longest is 14 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £20 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5096 | |
| Item description | a package of three interesting hooks, one WW! trench art, a folding penknife type B1886 and a miniature enamel folding glovehook in turquoise enamel | |
| Dimensions | the trench art is 4 and 3/4 inches and the miniature enamel glovehook is 1 and 1/8 inches closed | |
| Condition | the silver penknife has oxidised steel blades and the miniature folding type has enamel missing on one side as can be seen in the photo | |
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| GBP / USD | £35 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5095 | |
| Item description | a package of three silver handled boot hooks, the sunburst design B1900, the floral handle by Henry Matthews B1899 and the unusual handle with the hunting theme has Queen Victoria's head and hallmarked London 1888. | |
| Dimensions | all approx 11 inches overall | |
| Condition | all good original with exception of the hunting theme hook which is missing a finial (see picture) | |
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| GBP / USD | £30 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5094 | |
| Item description | a silver handled boot hook with face mask (no marks) and a silver handled engine turned buttonhook by William Manton Ltd of 103 Vyse St, Birmingham. The boot hook has an armorial device on the finial indicating family significant origin. In addition, there are two WW1 trench art washer hooks | |
| Dimensions | longest just over 12 inches and shortest 5 and 1/4 inches overall | |
| Condition | all good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £35 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5093 | |
| Item description | an impressive Victorian silver handled buttonhook hallmarked Birmingham 1899. The design is reminiscent of a snail shell | |
| Dimensions | almost 11 inches overall | |
| Condition | an indentation to the collar on one side where the handle meets the shank as can be seen in the photo, otherwise good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £25 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5092 | |
| Item description | a rare example of a sterling silver handled boothook by Elkington & Co Ltd, hallmarked Birmingham 1900. Elkington subsequently became known for their pioneering research into electro plate but this is an earlier buttonhook in sterling. Unlike most handles which are stamped in a mould, this one is chased in a trailing rose design | |
| Dimensions | 12 and 1/2 inches overall | |
| Condition | some oxidisation of the steel shaft, otherwise good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £28 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5091 | |
| Item description | Not quite sure how to describe the style of this handle but it is definitely Art something & if you are a connoisseur of silver handled buttonhooks, this might be the one for you! It is a rare example of a buttonhook by WMF of Germany and has a silver plated handle and steel shaft. I have only ever seen two examples by WMF previously and they were in this same design but smaller. | |
| Dimensions | 9 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £30 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5090 | |
| Item description | a white metal ball & claw with green agate ball and a silver handled glovehook with amethyst coloured facetted stone finial by Gourdel Vales & Co Birmingham 1909 | |
| Dimensions | longest is4 and 1/2 inches and the glovehook is 3 and 1/2 inches | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £22 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5089 | |
| Item description | three assorted glovehooks, one in brass with blue/green striated ball, one silver handled by ESB Birmingham 1899 and one silver gilt cherub design by Henry Matthews, hallmarked Birmingham 1904. | |
| Dimensions | longest is 4 and 5/8 inches overall | |
| Condition | some small "dings" to the finish of the silver & silver gilt handles, brass ball & claw good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £24 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5088 | |
| Item description | a package of three buttonhooks, a silver handle in neo-classical style by a Birmingham maker dated 1902. An agate handled glovehook in blue/green striated stone, and a ball agate gilded brass glovehook with Scottish thistle finial | |
| Dimensions | longest 10 and 1/2 inches and the shortest 4 inches overall | |
| Condition | I think the brass cap may be missing from the top of the agate ball, otherwise good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £38 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5085 | |
| Item description | a miniature chatelaine glovehook with brass shank and goldstone ball finial | |
| Dimensions | 1 and 1/2 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £28 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5083 | |
| Item description | 3 all-silver miniature glovehooks by Adie & Lovekin circa 1899-1905 | |
| Dimensions | smallest of the three is 1 and 7/8 inches overall | |
| Condition | Good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £36 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5082 | |
| Item description | an all-silver glovehook inset with multi-coloured agates in the form of a Scottish thistle. This is one of a theme of agate & silver glovehooks by J Cook & Sons B1905 | |
| Dimensions | 3 inches overall | |
| Condition | one small blemish on the front and a bruise on the plain back, both can be seen in the photos but do not detract from the overall appeal | |
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| GBP / USD | £38 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5081 | |
| Item description | octagonal facetted moss agate handled buttonhook with brass shank | |
| Dimensions | 5 and 1/4 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £20 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5080 | |
| Item description | an art nouveau silver handled buttonhook by Adie & Lovekin B1905 and a genuine Mr Punch glovehook by C&N with registered Nr B1906 | |
| Dimensions | longer of the two is 9 inches overall | |
| Condition | bobble on hat is missing, otherwise good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £34 GB | |
| Status | ON HOLD | |
| Item reference | 5079 | |
| Item description | an American Sterling silver handle with art nouveau face and a marble handled glovehook | |
| Dimensions | longer of the two is just under 7 inches overall | |
| Condition | silver handle is worn but no splits or holes, marble hook good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £22 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5076 | |
| Item description | two silver handled buttonhooks, one by J.E.W with import mark for B1908 and the Art Nouveau marked STERLING. The large silver handled boot hook with chased doves & scrolling foliage is unmarked but has London characteristics | |
| Dimensions | boot hook is 10 and 1/2 inches overall | |
| Condition | slight deformed tip of the peacock buttonhook, and significant oxidisation of the steel boot hook shaft | |
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| GBP / USD | £48 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5075 | |
| Item description | two all-silver chatelaine glove hooks by Adie & Lovekin, one B1901, the inset agate stones is rubbed but of a similar date | |
| Dimensions | the longer of the two is 2 and 1/4 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £38 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5074 | |
| Item description | a silver glove hook with MoP handle by ALLd and a silver & MoP folding penknife type hallmarked Sheffield 1923 | |
| Dimensions | glove hook is 2 and 1/2 inches overall | |
| Condition | slight "nick" on tip of glove hook otherwise good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £35 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5073 | |
| Item description | all-silver one piece combination buttonhook shoehorn by Hilliard & Thomason of Spencer St Birmingham and hallmarked B1900 | |
| Dimensions | 8 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £28 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5072 | |
| Item description | WW1 trenchart with washers in copper, brass, aluminium and Tufnol | |
| Dimensions | almost 9 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £10 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5071 | |
| Item description | a Sterling silver handled buttonhook with steel shaft marked STERLING | |
| Dimensions | 7 and 1/4 inches overall | |
| Condition | some loss of plate on the steel shaft | |
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| GBP / USD | £14 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5070 | |
| Item description | a package of 4 buttonhooks and 2 glovehooks. The silver & yellow enamel is by Albert Carter, the pierced trellis by Adie & Lovekin and the bearded face by Reddall & Co New Jersey. The folding penknife type is silver but is unmarked | |
| Dimensions | longest is 11 inches and the agate ball glovehook is just over 2 inches overall | |
| Condition | some oxidisation of the steel shafts otherwise good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £60 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5068 | |
| Item description | a brass chatelaine etui comprising 4 tools, pencil, knife, pointy thing & button hook. The finish has evidence that it was probably originally lacquered black but little remains as can be seen in the photos. | |
| Dimensions | 2 and 1/4 inches closed | |
| Condition | all tools slide in & out smoothly and the propelling pencil works. Has a nice aged look | |
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| GBP / USD | £30 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5067 | |
| Item description | unusual washer handled trench art buttonhook with ring end. It has a twisted steel shank and coloured washers, two of which are purple, never seen the like before! The advertising one is included gratis. | |
| Dimensions | 7 and 1/4 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £15 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5066 | |
| Item description | a WW1 trench art buttonhook made from a cartridge case with general service badges | |
| Dimensions | 5 and 1/4 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £35 | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5065 | |
| Item description | a package of 4 trench art washer handle buttonhooks from WW1.Nice quality & typical of the genre. Two are hexagonal & one elliptical | |
| Dimensions | longest 6 and 1/2 inches, shortest 4 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £35 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5064 | |
| Item description | an all-silver engraved glovehook with chatelaine ring, inset with Connemara agate trefoil. Hallmarked J Cook & Son B 1902 | |
| Dimensions | 3 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £50 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5063 | |
| Item description | an all-silver figural panther or leopard glovehook with gem stone eyes by Adie & Lovekin, hallmarked B1901 | |
| Dimensions | 2 and 1/4 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original | |
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| GBP / USD | £25 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5062 | |
| Item description | a package of six silver glovehooks, the two with steel shafts by William Devenport and Foster & Bailey, and the 4 all-silver by Crisford & Norris, and Adie & Lovekin | |
| Dimensions | longest 3 inches overall | |
| Condition | good original with exception of the figural g/h which has a damaged hook end | |
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| GBP / USD | £45 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5061 | |
| Item description | a selection of 2 glovehooks and 4 buttonhooks offered as a package. The silver & agate g/h is by C&N but the silver plated retractable is unmarked. The buttonhooks are by Levi & Salaman, & W J Myatt & Co but the longest of the three silver hooks is unmarked. | |
| Dimensions | longest silver is 10 and 1/2 inches, the agate silver g/h is 2 and 1/2 inches overall | |
| Condition | all good original, smooth action on the retractable | |
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| GBP / USD | £55 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5060 | |
| Item description | a miniature silver foldover glovehook with chatelaine ring. English hallmarks for W.O Birmingham 1897 | |
| Dimensions | 1 and 3/4 inches open, 1 inch closed | |
| Condition | hinge is not tight | |
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| GBP / USD | £20 | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5059 | |
| Item description | a miniature silver foldover glovehook with chatelaine ring. No obvious English marks but there could possibly be a poincon mark | |
| Dimensions | 1 and 1/2 inches open, just under 1 inch closed | |
| Condition | good condition with perfect sprung hinge action | |
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| GBP / USD | £25 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5058 | |
| Item description | a package of 4 silver handled buttonhooks, one of which is silver gilt and inlaid with tortoiseshell by Brook & Son of Edinburgh but assayed B1914.One facetted agate handled glovehook with brass shank and the other a very early MoP and cut steel. The buttonhooks are by Hilliard & Thomason, Adie & Lovekin & the long boot hook is unidentified. | |
| Dimensions | longest is 12 and 3/4 inches & the agate glovehook is 3 and 1/2 inches | |
| Condition | all good original with exception some distortion to the tortoiseshell silver gilt handle near the bolster which can be seen in the photo | |
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| GBP / USD | £60 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5057 | |
| Item description | a selection of 2 buttonhooks and 4 glovehooks offered as a package. The large silver acanthus hook is by Adie & Lovekin & is hallmarked for Birmingham but the date letter is rubbed. In addition to the trench art washer hook, there is a loop buttoner also by A&LL B1898, a silver & cairngorm thistle glovehook by C&N, an all-silver G/H by ALLd dated 1903 and an agate glovehook with white metal shaft & mounts | |
| Dimensions | the largest buttonhook is 9 and 1/2 inches and the miniature thistle glovehook is 1 and 3/4 inches | |
| Condition | good original with exception of loop on the buttoner which is a bit distorted | |
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| GBP / USD | £99 GB | |
| Status | SOLD | |
| Item reference | 5055 | |
| Item description | a gilt brass oriental dragon with agate ball and green gem stone eyes. | |
| Dimensions | 5 inches overall | |
| Condition | some loss of gilt but otherwise good original and eyes intact | |
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