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.

this small glove buttonhook is in the Greco/Roman style and is marked with the winged “S” plus STERLING

Item reference: 8760
Dimensions: 3 and 1/4 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.

This all-silver zig-zag designed buttonhook  only has the design number 1298  but there is a very faint mark for the winged “S” . It has probably been shortened due to damage and a new hook formed but this has obliterated the usual Shiebler marks. Previously unrecorded out of more than 100 Shiebler designs in the archives, it is a rare survivor

Item reference: 8763
Dimensions: 6 and 1/4 inches overall
Condition: see above description
Price: £65 GB
Status: Sold

an all-silver glove buttoner with fob in Greco/Roman style. It is marked STERLING plus patent registration for OCT.8.78

Item reference: 8765
Dimensions: 6 inches overall including chain
Condition: good antique original
Price: £28 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.

a miniature glove buttonhook by George W Shiebler, one of the smallest in the archive of Shiebler buttonhooks. It is marked STERLING, 1837 and the winged “S”

Item reference: 8766
Dimensions: 2 inches overall
Condition: good antique original
Price: £45 GB
Status: Sold

an Art Nouveau silver handled buttonhook by Frank M Whiting Co, founded in 1878 at North Attleboro, Mass USA. It has an unusual sinuous curve carrying through to the steel shank, the silver  handle  decorated with embossed trailing foliage. Marks in addition to the Whiting “W”  are STERLING 156

Item reference: 8756
Dimensions: 6 and 1/2 inches overall
Condition: bruising to the base of the handle, otherwise good antique original
Price: £40 GB
Status: Sold

a miniature novelty “cracker” folding glove hook with yellow metal scales

Item reference: 8655
Dimensions: 1 inches closed
Condition: minor "ding" to one side
Price: £5 GB
Status: Sold

a 9 ct solid gold handled glove buttonhook with steel shank by Saunders & Shepherd, established in 1869 at 25 Bartletts Passage Buildings, Holborn, London EC. It is hallmarked Birmingham 9.375 in 1899

Item reference: 8650
Dimensions: 2 and 5/8 inches overall
Condition: good antique original
Price: £28 GB
Status: Sold

a Mother of Pearl and gold wire glove buttonhook

Item reference: 8663
Dimensions: 2 and 3/4 inches overall
Condition: good antique original
Price: £32
Status: Sold

an abalone & gilt metal propelling glove buttonhook with inscription PAT. MCH 16 86

Item reference: 8665
Dimensions: 2 and 3/8 inches closed
Condition: good antique original
Price: £48 GB
Status: Sold

an agate & gilt metal glove buttoner

Item reference: 8643
Dimensions: 2 and 1/4 inches overall
Condition: good antique original
Price: £12 GB
Status: Sold