August Vintage Fashion and Buttons Auction

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Part 1 | 9AM EST | Lots 1 - 65
Vintage Designer Handbags from Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Dolce and Gabbana, Judith Leiber and much more

Part 2 | 10AM EST | Lots 101 - 575
Vintage and Antique Buttons. Many examples of 18th century, bakelites, bimini glass, Edith and Alan Brooks buttons, celluloids, ceramics, enamels, gay 90s, satsumas, jeweled, old glass, pearls, shells and much more
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A CARD OF ASSORTED MATERIAL OBJECT BUTTONS INCL. CLOCKS336 - A CARD OF ASSORTED MATERIAL OBJECT BUTTONS INCL. CLOCKS
Lion and Unicorn
25 Small/Medium/Large assorted material object buttons. This card includes brass, bone, plastic, a VI Y2K clock, a glass and paste clock, a foot, a Fr
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF ASSORTED MATERIAL ASSORTED SHOE BUTTONS337 - A SMALL CARD OF ASSORTED MATERIAL ASSORTED SHOE BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
10 M/L assorted materials depicting different style shoes. Here we have an assortment of shoes including a VI boot, a great reverse carved Lucite boot
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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A SMALL CARD OF ASSORTED MATERIAL TEDDY BEAR BUTTONS338 - A SMALL CARD OF ASSORTED MATERIAL TEDDY BEAR BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
19 S/M/L assorted Teddy Bear buttons in assorted materials. This lot of cute Teddy Bears includes wood, glass, plastic, Junque, metal and more. Issue
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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A FULL CARD OF ASSORTED MATERIAL HAND BUTTONS339 - A FULL CARD OF ASSORTED MATERIAL HAND BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
22 S/M/L assorted material buttons depicting Hands. This card is mostly division one 19th century buttons. The materials include Brass, silvered coppe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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A DIVISION ONE RARE NATURAL MATERIAL FABRIC BACKGROUND340 - A DIVISION ONE RARE NATURAL MATERIAL FABRIC BACKGROUND
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large size 19th C. fabric background set in natural material. This rare button is absolutely gorgeous. It has a tortoise base set with a gilded bras
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE HORN PICTORIAL BUTTONS341 - A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE HORN PICTORIAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
2 Large size 19th century low relief molded horn buttons. This lot has one natural horn Asian theme low relief example and a beautifully detailed low
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE HORN PICTORIAL BUTTONS342 - A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE HORN PICTORIAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
2 Medium 19th century horn buttons one with a ying yang. Here are two 19th century horn buttons, one of a high relief black dyed horn lion head, the o
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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ONE SCARCE DIVISION ONE HORN PICTORIAL BUTTON343 - ONE SCARCE DIVISION ONE HORN PICTORIAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Small medium hard to find molded dyed horn Balloon button. Here is a difficult to find horn button, it�s a sew thru depict
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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ONE SCARCE DIVISION ONE HORN PICTORIAL BUTTON344 - ONE SCARCE DIVISION ONE HORN PICTORIAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large size low relief molded dyed black horn pictorial button. This button in this size I have never seen before. I have only seen it in small but n
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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ONE VERY RARE DIVISION ONE HORN PICTORIAL BUTTON345 - ONE VERY RARE DIVISION ONE HORN PICTORIAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Small very rare 19th century horn of a cow and calf. This button is incredibly rare. The consignor who is a known collector along with two other kno
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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ONE DIVISION ONE BRASS HANDKERCHIEF CORNER BUTTON346 - ONE DIVISION ONE BRASS HANDKERCHIEF CORNER BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 19th century deer head on a handkerchief corner button. Here is a detailed and beautiful button of a deer head with 8 folded corners. Issued:
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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ONE DIVISION ONE SCARCE PIERCED BRASS EQUESTRIAN BUTTON347 - ONE DIVISION ONE SCARCE PIERCED BRASS EQUESTRIAN BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large size pierced brass horse and rider button. This 19th century example is a wonderful detailed horse and rider jumping a fence and on an 6 sided
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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ONE DIVISION THREE SHIBAYAMA INLAY IN WOOD BUTTON348 - ONE DIVISION THREE SHIBAYAMA INLAY IN WOOD BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large size late 20th century wood button with inlay work. This button was created in China, is signed and is a beautifully detailed example of Shiba
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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A FULL CARD OF DIV 1 ASSORTED WOOD BUTTONS349 - A FULL CARD OF DIV 1 ASSORTED WOOD BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
25 Small/Medium/Large 19th & 20th century wood buttons assorted. This is a card of 19th century wood buttons mostly with metal including brass, ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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A FULL CARD OF DIV 1 ASSORTED WOOD BACKGROUND BUTTONS350 - A FULL CARD OF DIV 1 ASSORTED WOOD BACKGROUND BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
32 Small/Medium/Large 19th C. wood background buttons assorted. This is a card of 19th century wood buttons mostly with metal including brass, steel a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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A FULL CARD OF DIV 1 AND 3 ASSORTED WOOD BUTTONS351 - A FULL CARD OF DIV 1 AND 3 ASSORTED WOOD BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
25 Small/Medium/Large 19th & 20th century wood buttons assorted. This really nice card includes an extra large pearlized wood, a beautiful brass...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A PAIR OF MOTHER/DAUGHTER DIVISION ONE WOOD BUTTONS352 - A PAIR OF MOTHER/DAUGHTER DIVISION ONE WOOD BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
2 M/L 19th century wood buttons with Ivoroid flowers. This pair of Mother-Daughter buttons have Ivoroid (early celluloid) mum flowers that are screwed
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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PARTIAL CARD OF DIV 1 & 3 MOTHER DAUGHTER BUTTONS353 - PARTIAL CARD OF DIV 1 & 3 MOTHER DAUGHTER BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
24 M/L 19th and 20th century assorted material buttons. Here are 12 Mother Daughter pairs including French Tights, tole, glass, horn, leather and more
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A LARGE CARD OF DIV 1 AND 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL BUTTONS354 - A LARGE CARD OF DIV 1 AND 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
25 S/M/L 19th and 20th century assorted materials spec. to black. This is a very unusual collection. It includes mostly black buttons of horn, composi
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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2 CARDS OF DIVISION ONE ASSORTED COMPOSITION BUTTONS355 - 2 CARDS OF DIVISION ONE ASSORTED COMPOSITION BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
56 S/M/L 19th century Composition buttons in assorted techniques. The first card pictured is an award winning tray that Alethe Allen of Florida had en
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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2 CARDS OF DIV 1 & 3 SPECIALIZED TO VI AND WOOD BUTTONS356 - 2 CARDS OF DIV 1 & 3 SPECIALIZED TO VI AND WOOD BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
77 S/M/L 19th & 20th C. assorted technique VI and wood buttons. This lot includes a card of around 50 Vegetable IV. Buttons including large size...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF CARVED NETSUKE FIGURES.357 - A SMALL CARD OF CARVED NETSUKE FIGURES.
Lion and Unicorn
4 Large natural material early 20th century Netsukes. These 4 examples from Japanese carvers are quite detailed and in wonderful condition. The Japane
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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A DIVISION THREE CARVED NATURAL MATERIAL ANIMAL BUTTON358 - A DIVISION THREE CARVED NATURAL MATERIAL ANIMAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large carved and pieced animal set in metal. This is a rare Motiwala carved natural material button. Made in the 1950's from their studios in ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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A DIVISION ONE SCARCE OVAL SHIBAYAMA BUTTON359 - A DIVISION ONE SCARCE OVAL SHIBAYAMA BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large Medium scarce Shibayama Inlay partridges. This 19th century Shibayama oval with earl inlayed partridges is a very unusual example in shape and
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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A DIVISION ONE CARVED NATURAL MATERIAL ANIMAL BUTTON360 - A DIVISION ONE CARVED NATURAL MATERIAL ANIMAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large carved Natural material animal head button. Here is another rare carved button from the 19th century. I love the high relief carving and the M
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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A CARD OF DIV 1 & 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL ASSORTED ANIMALS361 - A CARD OF DIV 1 & 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL ASSORTED ANIMALS
Lion and Unicorn
25 S/M/L 19th and 20th century assorted animal buttons. This lot includes a variety of different animals in different materials to include an extra la
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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A CARD OF DIV 1 & 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL CAT BUTTONS362 - A CARD OF DIV 1 & 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL CAT BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
25 S/M/L 19th and 20th century assorted material Cat buttons. This lot includes a large variety of materials specialized to cat buttons. The lot has a
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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A CARD OF DIV 1 & 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL OWL BUTTONS363 - A CARD OF DIV 1 & 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL OWL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
25 S/M/L/Ex L 19th & 20th century assorted material Cat buttons. This full card of owls in assorted materials includes a large pierced Bethlehem...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,250.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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A RARE DIVISION ONE JAPANESE METAL WORKS OWL BUTTON364 - A RARE DIVISION ONE JAPANESE METAL WORKS OWL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Medium size unusual shape fabulous Shakudo metal owl button. This is an incredible Japanese metal works "Shakudo" button. The shape is o...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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A DIVISION ONE BACKMARKED GOODYEAR RUBBER FROGS BUTTON365 - A DIVISION ONE BACKMARKED GOODYEAR RUBBER FROGS BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Medium size 19th C. black molded rubber "Dancing Frogs" button. This button has always been desirable among collectors. It was designed ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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A DIV. ONE VERY RARE BACKMARKED GOODYEAR RUBBER BUTTON366 - A DIV. ONE VERY RARE BACKMARKED GOODYEAR RUBBER BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Med. very rare 19th C. Political Rubber for Seymour & Blair. This brown molded backmarked Goodyear Rubber button was made as a campaign button...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIV 1 HEAD BUTTONS INCL VELVET BACK367 - A SMALL CARD OF DIV 1 HEAD BUTTONS INCL VELVET BACK
Lion and Unicorn
5 Medium/Large 19th century head buttons incl. L"Aglon. In this lot is the large Koko from the Mikado with a brown velvet background and origin...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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A CARD OF DIVISION ONE ASSORTED METAL HEAD BUTTONS368 - A CARD OF DIVISION ONE ASSORTED METAL HEAD BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
25 Small/Medium/Large assorted metal assorted men's head buttons. This lot includes a scarce small handkerchief corner of Rigoletto, a beautiful...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A CARD OF DIV 1 ASSORTED METAL MYTHOLOGY BUTTONS369 - A CARD OF DIV 1 ASSORTED METAL MYTHOLOGY BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
24 Small/Medium/Large assorted metal assorted Mythology buttons. Be sure and look closely to see the variety of Mytho buttons on this card including t
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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CARD OF DIV 1 & 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL MEN & HEAD BUTTONS370 - CARD OF DIV 1 & 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL MEN & HEAD BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
25 Small/Medium/Large assorted material heads and figure buttons. This lot includes a large Steel cup of Lafayette, a small Liverpool transfer porcela
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
 
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIV 1 METAL CHILDREN BUTTONS371 - A SMALL CARD OF DIV 1 METAL CHILDREN BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
4 Medium/Large metal buttons specialized to Children. Here we have 4 19th century examples of Children and Children story buttons including a scarce R
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF BIG METAL PICTORIAL SET BUTTONS372 - A SMALL CARD OF BIG METAL PICTORIAL SET BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
4 Very large beautiful brass 19th century "Tree of Life" buttons. Its not always you find four exactly alike such beautifully detailed bra...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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A DIVISION ONE MULTI METAL MYTHOLOGY BUTTON373 - A DIVISION ONE MULTI METAL MYTHOLOGY BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Very large 19th century beautiful Mythology button. This button came in several versions but this to me is the most beautiful example I have ever se
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (475.00) = 475.00
 
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A DIVISION THREE BRASS BICYCLE BUTTON374 - A DIVISION THREE BRASS BICYCLE BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large early 20th century detailed brass button with a Bicycle. This is a cool button with a hammered all over pattern and an escutcheon of a Bicycle
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (170.00) = 170.00
 
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A DIV THREE BRASS PICTORIAL BALLOON BUTTON FS375 - A DIV THREE BRASS PICTORIAL BALLOON BUTTON FS
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large brass studio button by Faith Strobel. Faith Strobel's buttons have become quite desirable as they are so well done. This large Hot Air B...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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A CARD OF DIV 1 & 3 ASSORTED ENAMELS INCLUDING BALLOON376 - A CARD OF DIV 1 & 3 ASSORTED ENAMELS INCLUDING BALLOON
Lion and Unicorn
35 S/M/L 19/20th century enamel buttons in assorted techniques. This lot includes an extra large enamel Balloon by the English artist "JOY"...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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A CARD OF DIVISION 1 & 3 ASSORTED ENAMEL BUTTONS377 - A CARD OF DIVISION 1 & 3 ASSORTED ENAMEL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
35 S/M/L 19/20th century enamel buttons in assorted techniques. Another nice whole card of assorted enamels including Champleve, Polychrome, Guilloche
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIV 1 AND 3 ASSORTED ENAMEL BUTTONS378 - A SMALL CARD OF DIV 1 AND 3 ASSORTED ENAMEL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
6 Medium size 19th & 20th century enamels in assorted techniques. This card includes a beautiful array of colorful enamels including a Champleve...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIV 3 ASSORTED ENAMEL BUTTONS379 - A SMALL CARD OF DIV 3 ASSORTED ENAMEL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
3 Medium/Large 20th century enamels including a great Basket. Here we have a wonderful large oval black and white enamel by the late Phil Linley which
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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1 DIVISION 1 CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL PICTORIAL BUTTON380 - 1 DIVISION 1 CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL PICTORIAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Extra Large 19th century Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Butterflies. Here is one of those beautiful colorful heavy bronze counter enameled Cloisonne butto
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF EARLY 20TH C. CHINESE REALISTIC ENAMELS381 - A SMALL CARD OF EARLY 20TH C. CHINESE REALISTIC ENAMELS
Lion and Unicorn
4 Medium Chinese silver and enamel realistic buttons. This lot includes 34 colorful Chinese designs on silver with blue enameling. The lot includes Ba
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A DIVISION THREE ENAMELED FRENCH WHITE ANIMAL BUTTON382 - A DIVISION THREE ENAMELED FRENCH WHITE ANIMAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 1930's French White metal animal button. This cool button has a paste border surrounding the black enameled wildcat. French white metal ...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIV 3 SIAMESE ENAMELS AND SILVER PLUS383 - A SMALL CARD OF DIV 3 SIAMESE ENAMELS AND SILVER PLUS
Lion and Unicorn
8 Small/Medium 20th century Asian buttons. This lot includes a set of 4 oval backmarked blue enameled silver with a Siamese figure, 3 Niello silver ba
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A VERY-VERY-VERY RARE DIV 1 GLASS TINGUE BUTTON384 - A VERY-VERY-VERY RARE DIV 1 GLASS TINGUE BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Small size 19th century extremely rare ACORN shaped Tingue button. Alethe Allen had an incredible whole card of colored Tingue buttons and this was
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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A SCARCE DIVISION ONE COLORED GLASS TINGUE BUTTON385 - A SCARCE DIVISION ONE COLORED GLASS TINGUE BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Small size 19th century purple barrel Tingue button. Here is a stunning purple Tingue glass button in a BARREL shape. Tingues were often found on ch
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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