Help! What is this Silver Utensil with Hook on End?

I have this elaborately detailed silver utensil or tool or serving ware. As you can see it's very ornate, with a sharp hook on the end. Looking for any information on its' use and/or period...

 

Size?

 

About 5 inches long.

 

Markings?

Debora

 

Thanks for the welcome. No Maker's Mark.

 

that's a whatchamacallit...!

 

Welcome, Judy. At that size, since it seems to be right way up when hung by the hook, wonder if it isn't an old bell pull.

 

yup....looks like a handle..

 

Yes! It does orient the right way with hook at top...

 

So I did a little ebay search - I think it's a button hook!!

 

I don't think that's a button hook. Too much going on at the end with the hook (which also doesn't look strong enough to do a button hook's job.) The buttons a button hook is for were on shoes.

 

See description and pictures here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttonhook

 

OH, I thought it was a Whozd'jiggidit!!!!! OOPS, And WELCOME TO ANTIQUERS, Judy!!!!! ALWAYS fun to try to 'diagnose' something no-one's quite sure about!!!!!

 

Really interesting... no idea what it is and yet I would love to have it.

 

Maybe a bell pull, as mentioned... or to pull down a shade or blind?

And welcome, @Judy Wright !

 

Could you post some better shots with different angles of the ends?

~Cheryl