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A Collection of Vintage and Antique Haberdashery, Costume Jewelry Components, and Personal Accessories

Lot 621: A Collection of Vintage and Antique Haberdashery, Costume Jewelry Components, and Personal Accessories

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Estimated price: £10 - £20

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This lot comprises a diverse collection of vintage and antique decorative and functional items. The collection primarily features haberdashery, costume jewelry components, and personal accessories. Notable items include various buttons crafted from materials such as mother-of-pearl, shell, horn, and early plastics. Also present are metal chain bracelets, two large safety pins (one adorned with a decorative starburst element and a central white dome), and amber-colored plastic chain links. Additional items include a rectangular box with mother-of-pearl inlay, a small black leather coin purse, a carved bone or ivory stylus, and a round leather-covered box distinctly marked “STUDS” in gold lettering. The lot further contains a watch face and movement, small keys, cufflinks, and an assortment of miscellaneous pins and fasteners. Materials observed across the collection span various metals (silver-tone and gold-tone), natural substances like mother-of-pearl and bone, and early synthetic materials such as Bakelite or celluloid. A yellow sticker bearing the number “3924” is visible on one small, rectangular item within a box.