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Birmingham 1899 Victorian Solid Silver Handled Button Hook.
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Birmingham 1899 Victorian Solid Silver Handled Button Hook.

19th century
Description

Birmingham 1899 English hallmarked solid silver handled button hook having the usual steel hook.

Size-6.75 inches long.

Beautifully crafted, and in very good condition.

Declaration

Serpentine Antiques has dated this Victorian Silver Button Hook to the 1890s.

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SA36493
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4248
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Description
Birmingham 1899 English hallmarked solid silver handled button hook having the usual steel hook.

Size-6.75 inches long.

Beautifully crafted, and in very good condition.

Date of Manufacture

Serpentine Antiques has dated this Victorian Silver Button Hook to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA36493
Dealers Internal Ref
4248
Serpentine Antiques
Serpentine Antiques
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Specialising in unique pieces for the discerning individual, selected and prepared with special care..

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A late Victorian silver button hook displaying a relief-decorated handle with scrollwork atop a long metallic shaft with a hooked end.
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Archive I A late Victorian silver button hook displaying a relief-decorated handle with scrollwork atop a long metallic shaft with a hooked end.

Birmingham 1899 Victorian Solid Silver Handled Button Hook.

Archive II A late Victorian silver button hook displaying a relief-decorated handle with scrollwork atop a long metallic shaft with a hooked end. View II
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Serpentine Antiques
Telephone 07810 752 292
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Badshot Farm
St. Georges Rd
Runfold
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 9HR
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/serpentine
Verified Since Feb 2008
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Serpentine Antiques
Serpentine Antiques
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Location: at The Antiques Warehouse, Badshot Farm, St. Georges Rd, Runfold, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 9HR, United Kingdom
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A late Victorian silver button hook displaying a relief-decorated handle with scrollwork atop a long metallic shaft with a hooked end.
Birmingham 1899 Victorian solid silver handled button hook.
Ref: SA36493
A late Victorian silver button hook displaying a relief-decorated handle with scrollwork atop a long metallic shaft with a hooked end.
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Button hooks were utilitarian dressing utensils widely used during the Victorian and Edwardian periods to fasten tight-fitting buttons on leather boots, spats, gloves, and tailored garments.

Victorian button hooks typically combined a durable steel shaft, needed to withstand the tension of pulling buttons, with decorative handles crafted from sterling silver, mother-of-pearl, ivory, bone, or silver plate.

Authentic British silver button hooks feature official hallmark stamps, including the makers mark, town mark (such as the Birmingham anchor), silver purity mark (passant lion), and a date letter denoting the exact year of manufacture.

Smaller vanity tools like button hooks are frequently displayed on vanity trays, styled inside glass shadow boxes, or incorporated into flat-lay vignettes on dressing tables and bookshelves.

Silver handles should be polished gently with a soft cotton cloth and specialized silver foam to remove tarnish, avoiding abrasive cleaners or dipping solutions that could damage steel components or obscure detailed relief work.
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