a pair of brass shoehorn and buttonhook with the Inscription KIA ORA, which is Mauri for WELCOME

Item reference: 3650
Dimensions: buttonhook 5 and 1/2 inches, shoehorn 8 inches overall
Condition: good antique original
Price: £35 GB
Status: Sold

a figural Victorian silver handled BOOT buttonhook generally known as the Horse & rider.The assay mark is difficult to read but almost certainly Birmingham 1880’s

Item reference: 3651
Dimensions: 13 inches overall
Condition: good antique original
Price: £120 GB
Status: Sold

a Chinese Export silver combination buttonhook shoehorn by unknown maker with raised embossed shield of Chinese dragons

Item reference: 3649
Dimensions: 10 inches overall
Condition: good antique original
Price: £120 GB
Status: Sold

a STERLING silver glovehook by unknown maker, simply marked STERLING

Item reference: 3644
Dimensions: 3 and 1/4 inches overall
Condition: good antique original
Price: £28 GB
Status: Sold

a matching pair of Art Deco silver & enamel buttonhook & shoe horn by Adie Bros established in 1906 at 45 Frederick Street, Birmingham. The assay mark is for Birmingham 1930

Item reference: 3638-a
Dimensions: 7 and 3/4 inches overall
Condition: enamel good antique original, steel shoehorn blade some wear
Price: £75 GB
Status: Sold

an all-silver figural buttonhook by George W Shiebler & Co, established in 1876 in New York USA,

The aesthetic design incorporates a pair of sea shells back to back. The design number 1424 is stamped on the shaft with STERLING  plus the Shiebler wings makers mark.

Item reference: 3643
Dimensions: 3 inches overall
Condition: good antique original
Price: £40 GB
Status: Sold

an all-silver figural buttonhook by George W Shiebler & Co, established in 1876 in New York USA,

The Art Deco design incorporates a twisted stem with prunus blossom, crab & dove symbols. The design number 1505 is stamped on the shaft with STERLING  plus the Shiebler wings makers mark. In addition in bears a personal cartouche with date Jan 30th 1889

Item reference: 3642
Dimensions: 7 inches overall
Condition: perfect antique original
Price: £140 GB
Status: Sold

an all-silver figural buttonhook by George W Shiebler & Co, established in 1876 in New York USA,

This design incorporating a twisted stem and pierced ball terminal appears to be unique among the designs recorded in the Buttonhook Society archives, there are a number of “ball” terminal examples but this is the exception with a pierced  version. The early design number 235 is stamped on the shaft with STERLING  plus the Shiebler wings makers mark

Item reference: 3641
Dimensions: 9 inches overall
Condition: perfect antique original
Price: £150 GB
Status: Sold

a stunning example of Irish bog oak carving, an antique buttonhook incorporating two classic emblems of Irish folklore, the Irish harp and clover leaf

bog oak is often referred to as black oak – this decaying vegetation forms the bogs, as the turf is cut the ancient oak is uncovered where it has lain for thousands of years. It is soft and pliable at first but as it is exposed to the air it becomes rock hard.

Item reference: 3646
Dimensions: 7 and 5/8 inches
Condition: perfect antique original
Price: £60 GB
Status: Sold

a most unusual penknife buttonhook with bone scales in the shape of a spoon. The images are all tea related, teapot, teacup etc and it is stamped with a Rd number 219406 dating it to 1893

Item reference: 3647
Dimensions: 3 inches closed overall
Condition: some surface oxidation of the knife blade, mechanically sound with strong springs
Price: £65 GB
Status: Sold