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Auction: 26052 - Jewellery & Objets de Vertu
Lot: 95

A VICTORIAN HALF-PEARL GLOVE HOOK
The gold hook with a collar of half-pearls, the end with a small suspension ring allowing it to hang from a chain.
Stamped 15
Size/dimensions: 5.50cm long
Gross weight: 3.91g

All pearls are present and secure. The gold shows signs of wear consistent with age, and the piece is offered in very good condition.


Small hooks such as this were made to draw each button through its loop. Larger versions were used for boots and shoes. Many women carried a glove hook with them, hung from a chatelaine, a chain or a key ring, and fine examples in gold, silver, mother-of-pearl and hardstone became fashionable accessories in their own right.

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Estimate
£300 to £400

Starting price
£240