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C11574

Cane Long Shoe Horn with Bulldog Head


Item number: C11574
Date: mid 20th century
Price: NZ$79.00

Shoehorn, synthetic material, with cane long handle surmounted by a bulldog’s head. Measures 52 cm long. Very good condition – only fault is the leather strap it once would have had is absent.



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C11364

Sterling Silver Handled Shoe Horn, 1908


Item number: C11364
Date: 1908
Price: NZ$68.00

Sterling silver–handled Edwardian shoe horn, hallmarked for Birmingham 1908, maker Edward Souter Barnsley & Co. Tongue of shoe horn is silver plated steel – there is some wear and bits of spotting showing through. The handle has a dent at the very top of the finial (hardly noticeable since the design is quite busy) and is engraved “E.M.G.” in flowing script. Shoehorn measures 17.5 cm long (7 inches).



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c11015

Silver Handled Button Hook, Chester 1907


Item number: c11015
Date: 1907, Chester
Price: NZ$85.00

Ornate button or stays hook – hall marked for Chester 1907, Edwardian period. Sterling silver handle is embossed with scrolls and a blank cartouche. Lower part is steel. Item measures 19.5 cm long. Handle is in excellent condition. Steel has minor small blooms, but nothing that wouldn’t come off.



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c11014

Silver Handled Button Hook, 1913, Chester


Item number: c11014
Date: 1913, Chester
Price: NZ$75.00

Button hook, with plain elegant sterling silver handle and plated steel hook. Hallmarked for Chester, 1913. Maker is J. & C. Item measures 20.5 cm long. Condition is very good – one mark to the handle, and a few very minor spots to the steel part.



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c10985

Jade Handled Small Silver Glove Button Hook, 1912


Item number: c10985
Date: 1912
Price: NZ$135.00

Very small button hook for doing up gloves. Sterling silver, with a New Zealand jade handle (called greenstone in NZ). Pretty engraved detail to the silver ferrule. Hall marked on the hook for Birmingham 1912. Maker’s mark is ALLS. Item measures 6.7 cm long. Excellent condition.



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8152

Mother of Pearl Vintage Buckle


Item number: 8152
Date: 1920s to 40s
Price: NZ$14.00

Vintage buckle, dating from 1920s–40s. Made in mother of pearl shell, with metal tongue. Measures 38 mm by 32.5 mm. Excellent condition.



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C7809

Edwardian Sterling Silver Button Hook, 1906


Item number: C7809
Date: 1906
Price: NZ$85.00

A long button hook with steel hook and sterling silver handle. Hallmarks are for Birmingham 1906, Edwardian period. Maker’s mark is C. & N. Also carries registration mark No. 44746. The steel has some discolouration , otherwise in very good condition. Item measures 23 cm long.



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C5592

Sterling Silver Nurse’s Buckle


Item number: C5592
Date: 1981
Price: NZ$220.00

An ornate heavy sterling silver buckle, hallmarked for London 1981. The design is Art Nouveau-inspired, with flowers, leaves and scrolls. Measures 5 cm high, and 8 cm wide when linked together. The traditional gift to a graduating nurse in past days. Weight approx 55 grams.



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C8587

Sterling Silver Handled Button Hook


Item number: C8587
Date: 1902
Price: NZ$75.00

Sterling silver handled button hook, hallmarked for Birmingham 1902, maker E.S.B. Quite a short one, it measures 17.7 cm long. The sterling handle is in excellent condition. The plated steel hook has plating wear showing some signs of surface corrosion. Very attractive item.



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C9639

Chinese Carved Wood Glove Stretchers


Item number: C9639
Date: late 19th or early 20th century
Price: NZ$75.00

Elegant glove stretchers, late 19th or early 20th century Chinese. Carved with scene of figures in foliage. Stretchers measure 27.25 cm long. Excellent condition.