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Unusual Victorian Silver & Blue Banded Agate Button Hook , Circa 1890
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Unusual Victorian Silver & Blue Banded Agate Button Hook , Circa 1890

19th century
Sold 25 March 2026 · Julie Cartwright Antiques
This “Unusual Victorian Silver & Blue Banded Agate Button Hook , Circa 1890” found a buyer.

It was listed by Julie Cartwright Antiques. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.

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Description

This exquisite and very unusual Victorian silver button hook dates circa 1890. Of small size the blue banded handle set in an engraved silver ferrule. Solid silver hook.

Hallmarks:

Hallmark are faint and not identifiable.

Dimensions:

Length: 6.5cm / 2.6 inches.

Maximum diameter : 0.7cm / 0.2 inches.

Condition:

Good.

A gorgeous item.

Marked erased.

Postage:

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO ADD POSTAGE AT CHECKOUT.

UK: £5 Royal Mail tracked 24.

Postage overseas: £15 International Signed For.

Postage USA (including US import duties): £30.00

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Physical Dimensions
Height
6.5cm (2.56")
Width
0.7cm (0.28")
Depth
0.7cm (0.28")
Declaration

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

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1203891
Dealers Internal Reference
MAR65
Description
This exquisite and very unusual Victorian silver button hook dates circa 1890. Of small size the blue banded handle set in an engraved silver ferrule. Solid silver hook.

Hallmarks:

Hallmark are faint and not identifiable.

fig 1. An antique Victorian button hook featuring a polished blue banded agate handle attached to an engraved silver shaft with a curved hook end.
fig 1. Unusual Victorian Silver & Blue Banded Agate Button Hook , Circa 1890

Dimensions:

Length: 6.5cm / 2.6 inches.

Maximum diameter : 0.7cm / 0.2 inches.

Condition:

Good.

A gorgeous item.

Marked erased.

Postage:

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO ADD POSTAGE AT CHECKOUT.

UK: £5 Royal Mail tracked 24.

fig 2. An antique Victorian button hook featuring a polished blue banded agate handle attached to an engraved silver shaft with a curved hook end.
fig 2. Unusual Victorian Silver & Blue Banded Agate Button Hook , Circa 1890

Postage overseas: £15 International Signed For.

Postage USA (including US import duties): £30.00

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
6.5cm (2.56")
Width
0.7cm (0.28")
Depth
0.7cm (0.28")
Date of Manufacture

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

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1203891
Dealers Internal Ref
MAR65
Julie Cartwright Antiques
Julie Cartwright Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2009
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Archive I An antique Victorian button hook featuring a polished blue banded agate handle attached to an engraved silver shaft with a curved hook end. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Unusual Victorian Silver & Blue Banded Agate Button Hook , Circa 1890

Archive II An antique Victorian button hook featuring a polished blue banded agate handle attached to an engraved silver shaft with a curved hook end. View II
Archive III An antique Victorian button hook featuring a polished blue banded agate handle attached to an engraved silver shaft with a curved hook end. View III
Archive IV An antique Victorian button hook featuring a polished blue banded agate handle attached to an engraved silver shaft with a curved hook end. View IV
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Julie Cartwright Antiques

Julie Cartwright Antiques
Telephone 07947 998435
Location
Suffolk
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/jc
Verified Since Jun 2009
Items For Sale 142
Items Sold 2,224
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An antique Victorian button hook featuring a polished blue banded agate handle attached to an engraved silver shaft with a curved hook end.
UNUSUAL VICTORIAN SILVER & BLUE BANDED AGATE BUTTON HOOK , CIRCA 1890
Ref: SA1203891
An antique Victorian button hook featuring a polished blue banded agate handle attached to an engraved silver shaft with a curved hook end.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectDressing Table Accessories
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSterling Silver, Banded Agate
  • ColourBlue and Silver
  • MotifsEngraved silver collar, Polished stone handle, Curved steel hook
  • SizeH 6.5 cm (3 in) x W 0.7 cm (0 in) x D 0.7 cm (0 in)

FAQs

During the Victorian era, dressing tables were furnished with matching sets of personal grooming and vanity tools crafted from silver, ivory, glass, and semi-precious stones to reflect the owners social status.

Button hooks typically featured steel or silver shafts combined with decorative handles fashioned from materials such as mother-of-pearl, bone, ivory, porcelain, and banded agate.

Authentic pieces often exhibit period-appropriate hallmarks on the metal components, hand-carved details, natural material ageing, and construction methods characteristic of nineteenth-century metalworking.

These small objects can be displayed inside glass-topped coffee tables, arranged on decorative silver trays atop a modern dressing table, or housed in shadow boxes as curated collectors items.

Silver components should be cleaned gently with a specialist microfibre polishing cloth to avoid abrading the metal, while stone handles must be kept away from harsh chemical solvents and ultrasonic cleaners.
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