Antique Fasteners

Timeless Past Treasure A beautiful pair of Victorian period swing earrings, dating 1880 ca Hand crafted in the sweeties swing cluster design that is in the timeless Victorian traditi...

Beside the little normal wear and original patina, there is no damage to the gold. The fastener with SAFETY CATCH and pin brooch fittings seems to be original.

It fastens with a spring ring fastener. Unmarked c1930s Condition: Good used condition overall, signs of use and wear commensurate with age, some light surface scratches and nibble...

Half calf binding with bolt fasteners with 358 full page illustrations in black and white.

Antique 9ct Yellow Gold Fancy Link Longguard Chain bolt ring fastener beautiful gold links, long chain so can wear once/twice or even three times round to give that layered look!

Repairs were made in the life of the chairs, using handmade metal fasteners which adds to the color patina of the chairs.

The monumental façade features tall vertical panels, exposed decorative fasteners and elegantly carved scroll motifs rising from the side posts.

Spanish school, 17th century. Pair of table fasteners made of wrought iron of the type known as “fork” due to their shape.

Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship.

We use only traditional carpentry techniques, no nails or metal fasteners of any kind. Just mortise and tenon construction reinforced with hand-cut wooden dowels.

These brooches were used as clothes fasteners and were among the most prominent status symbols due to their high visibility, usually on the shoulder of the wearer.

The bracelet fastens to the reverse with a large silver slide fastener. If you are a fan of Scottish agate jewellery then this one is for you, if you are not already a fan then this...

This antique sterling silver carriage centrepiece sits to a bespoke oak wood presentation plinth, ornamented with a wooden railway track, realistically modelled with rails, fasteners...

The front closes with hook-and-eye fasteners, that could be re-positioned slightly to adjust the fit. fully lined with old linen fabric Collectors item/Museum piece Condition: detai...

Early 1920s it is made from black silk ribbon and fastens with a japanned barrel clasp fastener. It has beautiful blackened steel filigree links and butterscotch celluloid barrel be...

It is has an old c type clasp and pin fastener this is brass. Unmarked, c1880s Condition: Good used condition overall, some age commensurate wear and signs of use, some light surfa...

American Charleston Mahogany child's crib with flanking side and end rails, turned bulbous ringed spindles with finials, single triple hinged folding side rail, corner bed bolt faste...

The plated mounts of the case are engraved with stylized ferns, and the back has a pin and post fastener with a hinged door. The set comes with three period tin liquor tags which wer...

Fine condition throughout Further Details Below Metal: 18 Kt rose gold and silver, tested – Hallmarks: none/worn – assay on the fastener Gems: 2 cushion old mine cut diamonds total...

The two wooden front doors open to a series of drawers small enough for jewelry or something similar. The fasteners on this piece are the original metallic hinges, handles and accents.

It has an old c type clasp and pin fastener. Condition: Good used condition overall, light surface wear commensurate with age.

Pair of pawls on wrought iron fork, 17th century. Pair of fasteners made of wrought iron of the type called "hairpin" due to its shape.

It is a fairly large sized brooch and it has an old C type clasp and pin fastener. Marks and era: Unmarked, tests as sterling silver, Victorian era, c1880s Condition: Good used con...

The brass firepit is also fitted with fancy brass handles held onto the rim with copper fasteners affixed with copper rivets, all done by hand!

It has an old c type clasp and pin fastener and a later 9ct yellow gold safety chain.

A Tour-de-Force carved oak barrel drinks set Composed of four barrels and two carafes, with twelve silver gilt and oak glasses from the silversmith Odile Lamy, the entire set rest...

Rectangular board table made of pine wood and turned beech wood legs in the shape of spiral columns, which are joined, two by two, by means of a lower chambrane also carved in spiral...

It has a old pin and a c type clasp fastener. Condition: Good used condition overall, signs of use and wear commensurate with age.

Whilst most people don’t own a cloak these days (a very unusual pieces of jewellery, which I do not come across very often), there are so many ways this piece of jewellery can be wor...

It has an old c type clasp and pin fastener with a later added safety chain. Marks and era: It is marked on the clasp 9ct, Art Nouveau era, C1900s Condition: Good used condition ov...

Excellent condition throughout Authentic and rare, purest beauty of the turn of last century Unless otherwise stated boxes are for presentation only Further Details Below Metal: pl...

Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: Fibulae are among the earliest forms of jewelry, serving as cloak fasteners for both men and women. Bronze Age fibulae are typically formed as spira...

The brooch fastens with an old c type clasp and pin fastener. Such a beautiful and unusual design, can be worn in so many ways.

Signed ”Noverdy France”, this beautiful pendant light is suspended from an elegant hand-crafted brass mount with fasteners in the shape of flowers. One socket for E27 (E26) size ligh...

The brace is constructed predominately from cut and hand forged steel panels fastened together with crude eyelets with a very sturdy cast brass fastener on the back and a wooden plat...

We use only traditional carpentry techniques, no nails or metal fasteners of any kind, just mortise and tenon construction reinforced with hand-cut wooden dowels.

It has a pin and a c type clasp fastener. Condition: Good used condition overall, very slight bend in the pin of the brooch in two places, light patina and surface wear commensurate...

The locker was a common fastener in these desks, allowing to extend the storage of important documents and other valuable properties inside drawers and doors closed and locked.

Walnut wood, with wrought iron fasteners and one piece board. Baroque style lira leg table, entirely made of walnut, with carved profile legs and rectangular one-piece board with sm...

It has a later added secure brooch fastener so is a versatile piece too and can be worn as both a brooch and a pendant.

This brooch is well carved, set into a diamond shaped smooth 9kt gold mount with an old c type clasp and pin fastener and an added safety chain. Italian make c1890s, stamped 9ct.

It has a swirling pattern in blacks, silver and greys, very moulin rouge, it has had some later added black satin straps and it fastens at the back with metal hook and eye fasteners....

The earrings retain their original hinges, and were either meant to be worn as ear ornaments, or possibly cord fasteners. A modern 18k gold post back makes them functional as earring...

The brooch is marked on the reverse 15c, late Victorian era c1890s It has an old C type clasp and pin fastener and an attached safety chain, safety chain is base metal.

It fastens with an old c type clasp and pin fastener. Unmarked, tests as 9kt gold, Victorian era, C1860s.

It has a modified C type clasp and pin fastener. A very fine piece this would make for a beautiful gift.

It has an old C type clasp and pin fastener. Approx measurements: 0.65" length 1.75" width Weighs approx 2 grams Condition: Good used condition overall, signs of use and wear comme...

All pieces are marked "Handwrought By Lawton" as they were made by outsider-artist David Lawton, whose last known metalsmith-shop was located in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1949. The earri...

The earrings date as early as the 1890s when screw-back twist fasteners emerged and single-gem stud earrings were fashionable.

Ojime: An ojime (緒締め), lit. is a bead cord fastener used in Japanese inrō (carrying cases). It is typically under an inch in length.

Condition: Good used condition overall, some light surface wear commensurate with age, replacement fastener which is a gold plated spring ring. Approx measurements: 1.75" pendant le...

Along with the distinct twisted-silver toggle necklace fasteners, the glass beads were handcrafted in France by Parisian Louis Rousselet, who was a parurier to Gabrielle "Coco" Chane...

Please note there is no fastener as the necklace was designed to slip over the head.

It has an old C type clasp and pin fastener but this is loose when closed, may benefit from a safety chain.

The chambranas have been carved with simplified plant shapes, and the fasteners feature disk decoration and balustrade shapes.

Ojime: An ojime (緒締め), lit. is a bead cord fastener used in Japanese inrō (carrying cases). It is typically under an inch in length.

Walnut table with rectangular top that has two legs in a very particular shape called “Saint Anthony” and two curved fasteners in wrought iron with discs. Both the wood in which it i...

On the burgundy finely-braided silk obijime cord that suspends the inro hang adjustable ojime fasteners of glazed earthenware, which are hand-painted with underglaze and overglaze en...

The buffet or table that holds barguen~era is carved legs insured by lower chambrana (also machined with a given center) together and to the cover by curved metal fasteners capped sc...

It's built around a clever skeleton of wood peg and ball joints and metal fasteners which can be posed in a multitude of ways.