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A selection of buttonhooks which have been sold from 2007.

an unusual glove buttoner with chain and greco/roman fob in a bronze coloured finish as opposed to the more usual gilt or silver.

Item reference: 8690
Dimensions: 6 and 1/2 inches including chain & fob
Condition: good antique original
Price: £28 GB
Status: Sold

a miniature solid gold chatelaine glove hook inset with a garland of pearls

Item reference: 8680
Dimensions: 2 inches overall
Condition: good antique original
Price: £60 GB
Status: Sold

a gilt metal glove buttoner with chain & fob marked PAT OCT 8.78

Item reference: 8689
Dimensions: 6 and 1/4 inches including chain & fob
Condition: distortion to the loop, otherwise good antique original
Price: £35 GB
Status: Sold

a pretty little glove hook with interlocking rings

Item reference: 8676
Dimensions: 2 and 1/4 inches overall
Condition: good antique original
Price: £18 GB
Status: Sold

a Japanese bronze & mixed metal folding glove hook portraying the image of a mythical demonic ogre.

Item reference: 8667
Dimensions: 2 inches closed
Condition: good antique original
Price: £40 GB
Status: Sold

a gilt metal novelty glove hook with Stanhope barrel attached on chain . The caption is Souvenir of the Niagara Falls and images of Horse She Fall, Prospect point, Rock of Ages, New Suspension Bridge, Railway Bridge, 

Item reference: 8687
Dimensions: 4 and 1/2 inches including chain & barrel
Condition: good antique original
Price: £38 GB
Status: Sold

a gold filled buttonhook with trailing floral engraved decoration

Item reference: 8677
Dimensions: 4 and 3/4 inches overall
Condition: good antique original
Price: £18 GB
Status: Sold

a miniature solid gold chatelaine glove hook with bands of turquoise enamel

Item reference: 8681
Dimensions: 2 and 1/8 inches overall
Condition: good antique original
Price: £45 GB
Status: Sold

an all-silver buttonhook from the famous American ‘SHIEBLER’ – a factory for sheer range and beauty of design it excelled in everything it produced. George W Shiebler was acknowledged for his skill and cleverness of the designs and became noted for their medallion work, inspired by the excavations at Pompeii & Herculaneum.

an all-silver glove buttonhook with interlocking  rings. It is marked with the winged “S” STERLING plus a design number 940

Item reference: 8761
Dimensions: 3 and 1/8 inches overall
Condition: good antique original
Price: £60 GB
Status: Sold

a silver handled buttonhook from the famous American ‘SHIEBLER’ – a factory for sheer range and beauty of design it excelled in everything it produced. George W Shiebler was acknowledged for his skill and cleverness of the designs and became noted for their medallion work, inspired by the excavations at Pompeii & Herculaneum.

the details of this George W Shiebler buttonhook are in the archives of The Buttonhook Society Compendium dated 2013. What distinguishes the design, is unlike other Shiebler styles produced in all-silver construction, this buttonhook has a steel shank. There is no evidence that it has been converted from an all-silver item which might have been damaged.  The decision was to include it in the archives as there is no other example in the Compendium from which it could have been converted.  (N.B. BHS reference 40/0808s)

It is marked STERLING 5264 plus the winged  “S”

Item reference: 8757
Dimensions: 5 and 1/2 inches overall
Condition: good antique original
Price: £95 GB
Status: Sold