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Antique English Victorian Friendly Society Brass Pole Head ~ Ansford & Ditcheat
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Antique English Victorian Friendly Society Brass Pole Head ~ Ansford & Ditcheat

19th century
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A scarce, large and fine Mid 19th Century Antique English Victorian Friendly Society Brass Pole Head, from the villages of Ansford and Ditcheat in North East Somerset. The reverse engraved with two sets of initials, viz, SH, in all probability those of the erstwhile owner. This would originally have been mounted on a pole or stave, typically some four to six feet in length.

Height ~ 30.50 cm. / 12.00 inches ~ Width ~ 16.00 cm. / 6.29 inches ~ Depth ~ 2.70 cm. / 1.06 inches ~ Year ~ Circa 1850

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Date of Manufacture

Applecross Antiques has dated this Victorian Brass Pole Head to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 09700615
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 145-200 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Turned brass socket with brazed tang: typical 19th-century stave mounting.
Hand-engraved serif initials on the reverse: early owner or lodge lettering.
Hand-finished pierced scrollwork and star: individual file marks visible in apertures.
Dark, undisturbed oxidised patina on the reverse: many decades of unpolished age.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
30.5cm (12.01")
Width
16cm (6.30")
Depth
2.7cm (1.06")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1242945
Dealers Internal Reference
AEVBPHAAD-16
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Description
A scarce, large and fine Mid 19th Century Antique English Victorian Friendly Society Brass Pole Head, from the villages of Ansford and Ditcheat in North East Somerset.
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The reverse engraved with two sets of initials, viz, SH, in all probability those of the erstwhile owner.
Applecross Antiques

This would originally have been mounted on a pole or stave, typically some four to six feet in length.

fig 1. A Victorian cast brass Friendly Society pole head featuring a pierced star within a circle, openwork scroll motifs, and a tubular socket at the base.
fig 1. Antique English Victorian Friendly Society Brass Pole Head ~ Ansford & Ditcheat

Height ~ 30.50 cm. / 12.00 inches ~ Width ~ 16.00 cm. / 6.29 inches ~ Depth ~ 2.70 cm. / 1.06 inches ~ Year ~ Circa 1850

LOVE This Item ? ~ Why Not Make Us An Offer ?

Our Warranty:- Buy it, enjoy it and take good care of it, subject only to these conditions, we undertake to accept this item back at any time and to credit the original purchase price against further purchases.

Just one of the thousands of warranted antiques ~ vintage collectables ~ catalogues and antiques reference works for sale at our main website ~ https://www.applecrossantiques.com

Date of Manufacture

Applecross Antiques has dated this Victorian Brass Pole Head to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09700615
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 145-200 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Turned brass socket with brazed tang: typical 19th-century stave mounting.
Hand-engraved serif initials on the reverse: early owner or lodge lettering.
Hand-finished pierced scrollwork and star: individual file marks visible in apertures.
Dark, undisturbed oxidised patina on the reverse: many decades of unpolished age.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
30.5cm (12.01")
Width
16cm (6.30")
Depth
2.7cm (1.06")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1242945
Dealers Internal Ref
AEVBPHAAD-16
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A Victorian cast brass Friendly Society pole head featuring a pierced star within a circle, openwork scroll motifs, and a tubular socket at the base.
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Archive I A Victorian cast brass Friendly Society pole head featuring a pierced star within a circle, openwork scroll motifs, and a tubular socket at the base.

Antique English Victorian Friendly Society Brass Pole Head ~ Ansford & Ditcheat

Archive II A Victorian cast brass Friendly Society pole head featuring a pierced star within a circle, openwork scroll motifs, and a tubular socket at the base. View II
Archive III A Victorian cast brass Friendly Society pole head featuring a pierced star within a circle, openwork scroll motifs, and a tubular socket at the base. View III
Archive IV A Victorian cast brass Friendly Society pole head featuring a pierced star within a circle, openwork scroll motifs, and a tubular socket at the base. View IV
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A Victorian cast brass Friendly Society pole head featuring a pierced star within a circle, openwork scroll motifs, and a tubular socket at the base.
Antique English Victorian Friendly Society Brass Pole Head ~ Ansford & Ditcheat
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A Victorian cast brass Friendly Society pole head featuring a pierced star within a circle, openwork scroll motifs, and a tubular socket at the base.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectDecorative Metalwork
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialBrass
  • ColourBrass
  • MotifsPierced star motif, Scrollwork extensions, Tubular mounting socket
  • SizeH 30.5 cm (12 in) x W 16 cm (6 in) x D 2.7 cm (1 in)

This nineteenth-century antique English Victorian Friendly Society pole head comes from the villages of Ansford and Ditcheat in North East Somerset. Cast in brass with a warm golden hue, the decorative metalwork piece displays a pierced star motif enclosed within a circle, complemented by openwork scrollwork extensions to the sides and base. The reverse shows two sets of engraved initials reading SH. A tubular mounting socket with horizontal mouldings and turned bands sits at the bottom, joining a tapering spire-like upper section. The piece measures 30.5 cm high by 16 cm wide and 2.7 cm deep. In a contemporary home, this traditional country house object works well displayed upright on a mantelpiece or shelf as a striking decorative accent. It originally mounted onto a long wooden pole or stave for parish processions and club walks. Collectors of historical metalwork and social history memorabilia will appreciate its authentic regional provenance.

FAQs

Friendly Society pole heads were cast brass emblems mounted on wooden staves, carried during annual parades and walk days by members of 19th-century fraternal self-help organisations across rural Britain.

These emblems were typically sand-cast from solid brass using hand-carved patterns, then finished with hand-filing, drilling, and polishing, resulting in distinct casting variations.

Authentic 19th-century brasses exhibit hand-finished edges, original socket attachments for wooden poles, slight casting irregularities, and natural wear in unpolished crevices.

A brass pole head can be mounted on a bespoke display stand and styled on a bookshelf, mantelpiece, or side table alongside ceramics and framed artwork.

Dust regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and avoid harsh chemical cleaners that strip natural patination; light application of a specialist microcrystalline wax helps prevent oxidisation.
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