Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

Nine hatpins by Charles Horner, comprising seven silver examples, the largest of Art Nouveau ball and sinuous ribbon design, hallmarked for Chester, 1908, three further ball and ribbon designs, of which two stamped ‘CH Sterling’, and the third (smallest) hallmarked for Chester, 1907, an enamel and paste set butterfly example, hallmarked for Chester, 1908, a treble clef example, stamped ‘CH Sterling’, a purple paste thistle set example, stamped ‘CH Sterling’, a yellow paste single stone claw set example hallmarked for Chester, 1903 and a rolled gold knot example with Charles Horner monogram mark; all the hatpins with spherical findings, length of first hatpin 28.5cm. £260-360

First four hatpins: for similar examples see page 146, plate 5-20d and 5-20e and page 147 F-22: for simple example to the fifth hatpin, see page 157 plate 5-50 ; for sixth (treble clef) example, see page 144, plate 5-20a.