Vintage carved ivory shoe horn with carved handle, length 18 cm, together with a collection of 5 miniature carved ivory animals, including elephants, camel, and giraffe, etc, height 2.5 cm each.
The Manolo shoehorn is a re-creation of Manolo Blahnik for Habitat. Created in 2004, it returns today as a collector's item at Habitat. He likes to recall the pumps of famous shoe designer which responded to the question of their designer: why should…
A collection of nine silver and steel vanity items. Comprising five with Edwardian sterling silver handles (Birmingham, various makers) fashioned in a neoclassical manner with repousse patterns of scrolled shields within a ground of flora and lattice;…
Collection vintage Ivory pieces including: letter opener, with inscribed monogram, length 29 cm, lady's boot hook with ivory shoehorn handle, and a carved ivory small pot lid.
An uncommon Edwardian silver dog handled boot hook, the pug type dog with glass eyes, with collar and leafy and floral bands, steel shaft. Length 23 cm. Birmingham 1907, by Crisford & Norris Ltd. Minor faults consistent with age.
George V sterling silver button hook & shoe horn, hallmarked Birmingham, 1914, makers rubbed, with embossed leaf and berry motifs, with steel blades, length 18 cm and 17.5 cm, boxed (2)
Three Argentinian bullock horn shoe horns, back scratcher, 20th century, two with hooked handles with silver plated bands and one with a hand shaped back scratcher and a bamboo style stem, in a fine array of modulating colours, length 52 cm
Three piece silver & guilloche pieces including: shoe horn, and button hook, each with guilloche enamel to sterling silver handle, hallmarked for circa 1920s, and a similarly decorated pair nail scissors small losses to enamel.
George V sterling silver shoe horn, hallmarked London, 1915, G.N//G.N (George Neal & George Neal), of conventional form, accented with rose gold medallion, total weight 77gm, length 23 cm
A pair of unusual Victorian silver boot pulls, the silver handles in the form of a running fox, steel hook, London 1891 by William Hutton & Sons (Edward Hutton).
English hallmarked sterling silver Victorian long boot hook having a branch form ivory handle, Birmingham, 1892, maker Deakin & Francis Ltd., length 41 cm