A silver-toned metal bangle bracelet and chain rests on the pages of an open antique book, surrounded by old books and decorative gold accents.

Charles Horner Sterling Silver Hinged Bangle, Chester 1955 with Coronation Mark, Full Bright-Cut Engraved Foliate Decoration, Safety Chain Intact

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A silver-toned metal bangle bracelet and chain rests on the pages of an open antique book, surrounded by old books and decorative gold accents.
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  • Charles Horner Sterling Silver Hinged Bangle, Chester 1955 with Coronation Mark, Full Bright-Cut Engraved Foliate Decoration, Safety Chain Intact
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  • Charles Horner Sterling Silver Hinged Bangle, Chester 1955 with Coronation Mark, Full Bright-Cut Engraved Foliate Decoration, Safety Chain Intact
  • Charles Horner Sterling Silver Hinged Bangle, Chester 1955 with Coronation Mark, Full Bright-Cut Engraved Foliate Decoration, Safety Chain Intact
  • Charles Horner Sterling Silver Hinged Bangle, Chester 1955 with Coronation Mark, Full Bright-Cut Engraved Foliate Decoration, Safety Chain Intact
Charles Horner Sterling Silver Hinged Bangle, Chester 1955 with Coronation Mark, Full Bright-Cut Engraved Foliate Decoration, Safety Chain Intact

Charles Horner Sterling Silver Hinged Bangle, Chester 1955 with Coronation Mark, Full Bright-Cut Engraved Foliate Decoration, Safety Chain Intact

£150.00
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Description

Chester. 1955. Charles Horner. The engraving is as cut. The safety chain is still there.

A Charles Horner sterling silver hinged bangle, hallmarked Chester 1955 with coronation commemorative mark: a D-section rigid oval bangle with the full outer face decorated in bright-cut engraved foliate scrolls, leafwork, and floral sprays running continuously around the circumference. The bright-cut technique — the tool cutting at an angle to leave a faceted channel that catches light at variance with the surrounding polished metal — gives the engraving its characteristic glittering, dimensional quality. The decoration has not been flattened by over-polishing: the cuts are crisp and well-defined throughout.

The bangle is hinged on a knuckle hinge and closes on a box-and-tongue clasp with an original safety chain fitted at the clasp end, attached at both terminals — a period-correct guard against loss if the clasp were to open. Safety chain intact is a notable condition point on a Victorian-revival bangle of this period.

Charles Horner Ltd of Halifax was one of the foremost British silver jewellery manufacturers of the late 19th through mid-20th centuries, known for quality silver accessories, hatpins, and jewellery produced to consistent high standards. The Chester assay office — which closed in 1962 — was the principal hallmarking authority for much of the northern English silver trade; a 1955 Chester-marked piece is a late and collectable Chester issue. The coronation mark adds a further layer of documentary interest.

The Particulars:

  • Maker: Charles Horner Ltd, Halifax
  • Hallmarks: Chester assay office; sterling lion passant; date letter 1955; coronation commemorative mark; maker's mark C.H — full set struck to interior
  • Form: Rigid hinged oval bangle; D-section; knuckle hinge; box-and-tongue clasp
  • Decoration: Full bright-cut engraved foliate scrolls, leafwork, and floral sprays to outer face; plain polished rails top and bottom
  • Safety chain: Original; intact; attached at both terminals
  • Condition: Excellent. Engraving crisp and well-defined; no flattening from polishing; silver bright and even; hinge and clasp functional; safety chain intact. Please review all photos carefully before purchasing.
  • Origin: English, Halifax/Chester, 1955

The Chester office closed seven years after this was made. Horner knew what they were doing until the end.

Arrives carefully wrapped as a vault relic.

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