Rare Antique English Sterling Silver Butterfly Hat Pin By Charles Horner 1912
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Rare Antique EnglishSterling Silver Butterfly Hat Pin byCharlesHorner * Hallmarked 1912 This hard tofind antiqueEnglish hat pin has a sterling silver top with swirls of silver thatcreate the form of a butterfly.The center is set with an amethyst colored stone. It has the maker'smark for Charles Horner and also the Englishsterling hallmarks for Chester 1912. It is hinged at the back and onthe original steel pin with a bayonet point.
Thecondition is e...xcellent with no dings, damage orrepairs. It measures 8 1/2" long. Onelike this is shown on p.163 of Tom Lawson'sbook Charles Horner of Halifax.
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