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Rare Victorian Silver & Grey Banded Agate Chatelaine Button Hook by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1894
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Rare Victorian Silver & Grey Banded Agate Chatelaine Button Hook by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1894

19th century
Sold 12 April 2025 · Julie Cartwright Antiques
This “Rare Victorian Silver & Grey Banded Agate Chatelaine Button Hook by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1894” found a buyer.

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Description

This exquisite and very unusual Victorian silver button hook was made by the prolific Adie & Lovekin and is dated Birmingham 1894. Of small size with a ring attachment to the top, it was designed to hang onto a chatelaine. The tapered handle inset with graduated grey banded agate cabochons. The back exquisitely embossed with stars, the silver hook fully hallmarked.

Hallmarks:

A&LL for Adie & Lovekin.

Lion Passant.

Birmingham Assay Mark.

Date letter "u" for 1894.

Dimensions:

Length: 5cm / 2 inches.

Maximum diameter : 0.7cm / 0.2 inches.

Condition:

Very good.

A gorgeous item.

Postage:

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO ADD POSTAGE AT CHECKOUT.

Postage UK: £5 Royal Mail Tracked 24.

Postage overseas: £15 International Signed For.

You can pay by PayPal, bank transfer, cheque, debit or credit card.

To pay by PAYPAL please add P&P and click on button below.

To pay by credit or debit card over the phone or by cheque, please contact me on 01449 760 585.

Physical Dimensions
Height
5cm (1.97")
Width
0.7cm (0.28")
Depth
0.7cm (0.28")
Declaration

Julie Cartwright Antiques has dated this Silver Agate Button Hook to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1134556
Dealers Internal Reference
APR95
Description
This exquisite and very unusual Victorian silver button hook was made by the prolific Adie & Lovekin and is dated Birmingham 1894. Of small size with a ring attachment to the top, it was designed to hang onto a chatelaine. The tapered handle inset with graduated grey banded agate cabochons. The back exquisitely embossed with stars, the silver hook fully hallmarked.
fig 1. An antique silver chatelaine button hook inset with graduated banded grey agate cabochons and fitted with a suspension loop.
fig 1. Rare Victorian Silver & Grey Banded Agate Chatelaine Button Hook by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1894

Hallmarks:

A&LL for Adie & Lovekin.

Lion Passant.

Birmingham Assay Mark.

Date letter "u" for 1894.

Dimensions:

Length: 5cm / 2 inches.

Maximum diameter : 0.7cm / 0.2 inches.

Condition:

Very good.

A gorgeous item.

fig 2. An antique silver chatelaine button hook inset with graduated banded grey agate cabochons and fitted with a suspension loop.
fig 2. Rare Victorian Silver & Grey Banded Agate Chatelaine Button Hook by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1894

Postage:

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO ADD POSTAGE AT CHECKOUT.

Postage UK: £5 Royal Mail Tracked 24.

Postage overseas: £15 International Signed For.

You can pay by PayPal, bank transfer, cheque, debit or credit card.

To pay by PAYPAL please add P&P and click on button below.

To pay by credit or debit card over the phone or by cheque, please contact me on 01449 760 585.

Height
5cm (1.97")
Width
0.7cm (0.28")
Depth
0.7cm (0.28")
Date of Manufacture

Julie Cartwright Antiques has dated this Silver Agate Button Hook to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1134556
Dealers Internal Ref
APR95
Julie Cartwright Antiques
Julie Cartwright Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2009
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Archive I An antique silver chatelaine button hook inset with graduated banded grey agate cabochons and fitted with a suspension loop. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Rare Victorian Silver & Grey Banded Agate Chatelaine Button Hook by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1894

Archive II An antique silver chatelaine button hook inset with graduated banded grey agate cabochons and fitted with a suspension loop. View II
Archive III An antique silver chatelaine button hook inset with graduated banded grey agate cabochons and fitted with a suspension loop. View III
Archive IV An antique silver chatelaine button hook inset with graduated banded grey agate cabochons and fitted with a suspension loop. View IV
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Julie Cartwright Antiques

Julie Cartwright Antiques
Telephone 07947 998435
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Verified Since Jun 2009
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An antique silver chatelaine button hook inset with graduated banded grey agate cabochons and fitted with a suspension loop.
RARE VICTORIAN SILVER & GREY BANDED AGATE CHATELAINE BUTTON HOOK BY ADIE & LOVEKIN, BIRMINGHAM 1894
Ref: SA1134556
An antique silver chatelaine button hook inset with graduated banded grey agate cabochons and fitted with a suspension loop.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectChatelaine Accessories
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSterling Silver, Banded Agate
  • ColourSilver and Grey
  • MotifsGraduated cabochons, Banded stone settings, Suspension loop, Hand-curved hook
  • SizeH 5 cm (2 in) x W 0.7 cm (0 in) x D 0.7 cm (0 in)

FAQs

A chatelaine button hook was a small personal accessory suspended from a chatelaine belt hook, used by Victorian women to fasten tightly fitted boots, gloves, and dresses featuring numerous small buttons.

These items are traditionally constructed from hallmarked sterling silver, decorated with bezel-set natural banded chalcedony or agate stones, often mined and worked in Scotland or England during the nineteenth century.

Authenticity is determined by examining maker marks, silver hallmarks indicating the assay office and year of production, hand-cut stone settings, and the appropriate patination consistent with nineteenth-century manufacturing techniques.

These small objects are typically displayed inside glass-topped display cases, shadow boxes, or styled upon vintage jewellery trays alongside other curiosities for a cabinet-of-curiosities aesthetic.

Preservation involves avoiding liquid silver dips, which can damage softer stones like agate or degrade foil backs; instead, use a soft microfibre cloth for gentle polishing and store them in dry, tarnish-resistant environments.
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