Shelley Hat Pin Holder Crested China Antique Teignmouth

This is an antique Shelley China, England Crested China souvenir hat pin holder for Teignmouth made 1916-1925. The hatpin holder measures 4.5 inches high by 3.35 inches in diameter at base with gold trim and features the hand painted enamel on transfer shield of Teignmouth, a port town in Devon, England. The hat pin holder was a victorian and edwardian vanity necessity made to keep the long and often fancy hat pins to hold the large hats that were then in fashion on to heads piled high with hair. This very collectible Crested China hatpin holder is by one of the most collected makers, Shelley China, and is in very good +++ condition with no chips or cracks and almost no gold wear. Shipping in the US by USPS Priority insured.