August Vintage Fashion and Buttons Auction

Auction Details

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 SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE LEATHER BUTTONS386 - A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE LEATHER BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
2 Large 19th century pictorial leather buttons. This lot is for two very nice embossed leather pictorial buttons in metal. Issued: DIVISION 1=PRE 191
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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A FULL CARD OF DIVISION ONE "PERFUME" VELVET BACK BUTTONS387 - A FULL CARD OF DIVISION ONE "PERFUME" VELVET BACK BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
42 Small 19th century fabric background buttons. Many people call these "Perfume" buttons because people in the 1800's would place a d...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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ONE SCARCE DIVISION ONE EMBROIDERED SILK HEAD388 - ONE SCARCE DIVISION ONE EMBROIDERED SILK HEAD
Lion and Unicorn
1 Medium size 19th century Woven Silk button. Two buttons similar in design and construction are pictured in the Big Book of Buttons by Hughes and Les
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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ONE SCARCE DIV 1 "STEVENSGRAPH" STYLE HEAD BUTTON389 - ONE SCARCE DIV 1 "STEVENSGRAPH" STYLE HEAD BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Medium size 19th century Woven Silk button-Queen Victoria". This scarce example is similar to the one pictured on Plate 26C of the Bog Book o...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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A VERY RARE DIVISION ONE VELVET BACKGROUND BUTTON390 - A VERY RARE DIVISION ONE VELVET BACKGROUND BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Extra large 19th century black velvet background snake button. This is in my opinion, one of the coolest buttons in this auction. The metal is a bri
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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A SMALL SET OF DIVISION ONE BEADED FABRIC BUTTONS391 - A SMALL SET OF DIVISION ONE BEADED FABRIC BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
4 Large beautiful domed black glass beaded fabric buttons. This is a stunning set of 4 fabric buttons with iridescent black glass beads and it was all
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A LOT OF ASSORTED DIVISION ONE FABRIC BUTTONS392 - A LOT OF ASSORTED DIVISION ONE FABRIC BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
A large selection of late 19th C. early 20th C. fabric buttons. A great assortment ready to card or ready to use along with some wonderful small sets
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF ASSORTED DIV 1 AND 3 GLASS BUTTONS393 - A SMALL CARD OF ASSORTED DIV 1 AND 3 GLASS BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
16 Small/Medium assorted 19th and 20th century glass buttons. This lot includes 5 medium blue oval Leo Popper glass, 5 20th century small paperweight
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF COOL DIV 3 CRYSTAL GLASS BOW BUTTONS394 - A SMALL CARD OF COOL DIV 3 CRYSTAL GLASS BOW BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
6 Large beautiful cut crystal clear glass Bow buttons. Looking for a beautiful set to use on a shirt or jacket, well here's your opportunity. Th...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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A WHOLE CARD OF DIVISION 3 ASSORTED MOONGLOW BUTTONS395 - A WHOLE CARD OF DIVISION 3 ASSORTED MOONGLOW BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
25 Small/Medium assorted styles and color moonglow glass buttons. This lot consists of both vintage and modern moonglows and has a beautiful variety o
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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A WHOLE CARD OF DIVISION 3 ASSORTED MODERN GLASS BUTTONS396 - A WHOLE CARD OF DIVISION 3 ASSORTED MODERN GLASS BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
35 Small/Medium West German glass pictorial buttons. This is a beautiful card of assorted pictorial glass buttons in assorted colors. Nicely done. Is
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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A WHOLE CARD OF DIVISION 3 AURORA GLASS BUTTONS397 - A WHOLE CARD OF DIVISION 3 AURORA GLASS BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
35 Small West German Aurora lustre glass buttons. Here is a nice assortment of these little gems in a variety of colors, like the last card, nicely do
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A WHOLE CARD OF DIVISION 3 ASSORTED MOONGLOW BUTTONS398 - A WHOLE CARD OF DIVISION 3 ASSORTED MOONGLOW BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
50 S/M/L Vintage & Modern glass mostly moonglows. This lot includes a large variety of many 1940's moonglow glass plus a few of the more mod...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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A WHOLE CARD OF DIV. 3 ASSORTED MOONGLOW BUTTONS PLUS399 - A WHOLE CARD OF DIV. 3 ASSORTED MOONGLOW BUTTONS PLUS
Lion and Unicorn
40 Small Vintage & Modern glass mostly moonglows plus 50 dimis. These two cards include mostly the vintage moonglows from the 1940;s plus a coup...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF DIVISION 1 & 3 GLASS BUTTONS400 - A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF DIVISION 1 & 3 GLASS BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
60 S/M/L Vintage and modern glass buttons. This is a lot of all kinds of vintage and modern glass including moonglows, pictorials, aurora glass and mo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A LARGE BAG LOT OF CLEAR GLASS BUTTONS401 - A LARGE BAG LOT OF CLEAR GLASS BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
An assortement of techniques and styles in clear glass. Here is a heavy bag including many different sizes and several duplicates if your looking for
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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ONE DIV ONE CORALENE GLASS BUTTON402 - ONE DIV ONE CORALENE GLASS BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 late 19th early 20th c. Glass button known as Coralene. These Coralene glass buttons are quite desirable in any size and this colorful one is no exc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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ONE RARE DIVISION ONE CARMEL GLASS PICTORIAL BUTTON403 - ONE RARE DIVISION ONE CARMEL GLASS PICTORIAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large size 19th century pictorial Carmel glass button. This button came from the original salesman's sample cards acquired two years ago from ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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A HEAVY BAG LOT OF ASSORTED BLACK GLASS BUTTONS404 - A HEAVY BAG LOT OF ASSORTED BLACK GLASS BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
Assortment of Division 1 & 3 assorted style black glass buttons. In this lot there are lacy black glass, lustered black glass, pictorials all in...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A BAG LOT OF ASSORTED DIMINUTIVE SIZE BUTTONS405 - A BAG LOT OF ASSORTED DIMINUTIVE SIZE BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
A large assortment of assorted material buttons in Diminutive. This lot includes a lot of various colored glass, black glass, metal, and other materia
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A BAG LOT OF ASSORTED WEST GERMAN 1940'S GLASS BUTTONS406 - A BAG LOT OF ASSORTED WEST GERMAN 1940'S GLASS BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
A variety of techniques in division three glass buttons. This lot includes a grouping of assorted techniques and sizes in glass buttons from West Germ
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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A HEAVY LARGE BAG LOT OF ASSORTED METAL BUTTONS407 - A HEAVY LARGE BAG LOT OF ASSORTED METAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
Assortment of various metals buttons of the 19th & 20th centuries. This is a great lot of assorted metals and pictures and designs. Great for bo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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A WHOLE CARD OF FRENCH TIGHT PARIS BACK BUTTONS408 - A WHOLE CARD OF FRENCH TIGHT PARIS BACK BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
25 Small/Medium buttons know to collectors as French Tights. This card includes a variety of pictorials and patterns in brass and silvered brass. Iss
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE BRASS PICTORIAL BUTTONS409 - A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE BRASS PICTORIAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
3 Large size 19th century brass picture button ships. Nice lot of three ships including "Polling Down the Mississippi" and more. Issued: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE BRASS PICTORIAL BUTTONS410 - A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE BRASS PICTORIAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
3 Large size 19th century brass picture button heads. This lot includes Charles of England with cut steel border, an Egyptian Head, and a large Paris
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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TWO DIVISION ONE GLASS BUTTONS FROM ORIGINAL SAMPLE CARDS411 - TWO DIVISION ONE GLASS BUTTONS FROM ORIGINAL SAMPLE CARDS
Lion and Unicorn
2 Medium size 19th century glass head buttons. These two buttons came from a large group of nearly 300 buttons purchased from some of the last of the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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TWO DIVISION ONE GLASS BUTTONS FROM ORIGINAL SAMPLE CARDS412 - TWO DIVISION ONE GLASS BUTTONS FROM ORIGINAL SAMPLE CARDS
Lion and Unicorn
2 Medium size 19th century lacy glass buttons. These are two more buttons came from a large group of nearly 300 buttons purchased from some of the las
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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TWO DIVISION ONE GLASS BUTTONS INCLUDING BEAR CLAW413 - TWO DIVISION ONE GLASS BUTTONS INCLUDING BEAR CLAW
Lion and Unicorn
2 Large late 19th or early 20th century glass buttons. This lot is for a faux tortoise molded bear claw and a beautiful silver lustered molded cram wh
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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TWO DIVISION ONE GLASS BUTTONS INCLUDING SCARABS414 - TWO DIVISION ONE GLASS BUTTONS INCLUDING SCARABS
Lion and Unicorn
2 Medium/Large late 19th or early 20th century glass buttons. These two examples include a bright red bordered glass scarab and a medium realistic yel
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF WHITE GLASS BUTTONS415 - A SMALL CARD OF WHITE GLASS BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
4 Medium/Large white glass buttons including pictorial. This card includes a beautiful colored painted fruit example, a lovely large size hand painted
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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TWO DIVISION ONE BLACK GLASS TINGUES INCLUDING SCARCE416 - TWO DIVISION ONE BLACK GLASS TINGUES INCLUDING SCARCE
Lion and Unicorn
2 Small and Medium black glass tingue shapes. Here are two black glass Tingues, the one, a small cube shape and the other a more scarce example of a M
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF CINNABAR INCLUDING SHAPES417 - A SMALL CARD OF CINNABAR INCLUDING SHAPES
Lion and Unicorn
2 Large hand carved early 20th century Chinese Cinnabar buttons. These two beautifully detailed and carved Cinnabar floral examples are mounted in met
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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A SMALL CARD OF EARLY 20TH C. MOSAICS IN METAL BUTTONS418 - A SMALL CARD OF EARLY 20TH C. MOSAICS IN METAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
10 SMALL AND MEDIUM Italian mosaics in metal. This is a very colorful lot of beautiful mosaics including an oval shape in silver. Issued: DIVISION 1=
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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A RARE DIVISION ONE GOLD SET MICRO MOSAIC BUTTON.419 - A RARE DIVISION ONE GOLD SET MICRO MOSAIC BUTTON.
Lion and Unicorn
1 Medium size oval shaped Micro Mosaic bird button. This is an incredibly beautiful example of late 19th early 20th century mosaic work. The small pie
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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A BACKMARKED GLASS SET IN METAL W/ PASTE BORDER BUTTON420 - A BACKMARKED GLASS SET IN METAL W/ PASTE BORDER BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
A Large Millefiori glass in metal and bordered in paste jewels. Millefiori is a grouping of glass canes set together in a random design. This example
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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TWO LATE 19 EARLY 20TH C. GLASS IN METAL BUTTONS421 - TWO LATE 19 EARLY 20TH C. GLASS IN METAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
2 Large unusual glass set in metal buttons. These two buttons are quite cool and unusual they are metal buttons with what collectors call push up glas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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TWO LARGE VICTORIAN GAY 90 BUTTONS422 - TWO LARGE VICTORIAN GAY 90 BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
2 Large examples of true Gay 90 large jewel buttons. These two beautiful examples include a THREE STONE faceted green centered all cut steel example a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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ONE LARGE VICTORIAN GAY 90 BUTTON423 - ONE LARGE VICTORIAN GAY 90 BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
One Large example of a true Gay 90 large jewel buttons. This lot is for a large true gay 90 Victorian button. It shows a large brass with openwork des
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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ONE LARGE VICTORIAN GAY 90 BUTTON424 - ONE LARGE VICTORIAN GAY 90 BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
One Large example of a true Gay 90 large jewel buttons. Another wonderful example of an extra large Gay 90 button. This example with gold amber pastes
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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AN 18TH CENTURY PICTORIAL UNDER GLASS BUTTON425 - AN 18TH CENTURY PICTORIAL UNDER GLASS BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large Wax under glass button from the 18th century. This 18th century example is a rare example of wax being used as the medium for this 18th centur
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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AN 18TH CENTURY PICTORIAL UNDER GLASS BUTTON426 - AN 18TH CENTURY PICTORIAL UNDER GLASS BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large reverse painted glass button from the 18th century. This lovely 18th century button is hand painted under the glass and depicts a hat, an umbr
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (475.00) = 475.00
 
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AN 18TH CENTURY PICTORIAL UNDER GLASS BUTTON427 - AN 18TH CENTURY PICTORIAL UNDER GLASS BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large hand painted under glass button from the 18th century. This large hand painted under glass 18th century button was created and hand colored on
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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AN 18TH CENTURY ENGRAVED SILVER BUTTON428 - AN 18TH CENTURY ENGRAVED SILVER BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 18th century engraved silver button with a dog. Here is a beautifully engraved 18th century silver showing a sitting dog among the trees. Thes
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF 18TH CENTURY BUTTONS INCLUDING AGATE.429 - A SMALL CARD OF 18TH CENTURY BUTTONS INCLUDING AGATE.
Lion and Unicorn
2 Medium size 18th century buttons including wood back. This lot includes a wonderful medium size (mediums are often harder to find than large example
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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TWO 18TH CENTURY ASSORTED METAL BUTTONS430 - TWO 18TH CENTURY ASSORTED METAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
2 Medium 18th century metal buttons including copper. Here we offer a nice starburst star designed center on a medium copper "Colonial" bu...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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1 DIVISION ONE ENGRAVED PINNA SHELL BUTTON431 - 1 DIVISION ONE ENGRAVED PINNA SHELL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1Medium size 19th century beautiful shell button. This beautiful medium size Pinna Shell button is a scarce button to find as old Pinna Shell was very
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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ONE DIVISION ONE PICTORIAL PEARL BUTTON432 - ONE DIVISION ONE PICTORIAL PEARL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large early pearl button with a pinshanked head. This early silver pinshanked head on a white ocean pearl has a detailed women with necklace and ear
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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ONE DIVISION THREE PICTORIAL PEARL BUTTON433 - ONE DIVISION THREE PICTORIAL PEARL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large carved shaded pearl button by Herman B. Herman Bangemann from Texas is a talented artist in several mediums and has produced in the past a var
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE SHELL BUTTONS434 - A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE SHELL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
4 Small/Medium buttons is non iridescent shell. These 4 19th century shell examples include a carved helmet shell duck set with a cut steel border. Ot
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A CARD OF DIVISION ONE CARVED "COLONIAL PEARL" BUTTONS435 - A CARD OF DIVISION ONE CARVED "COLONIAL PEARL" BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
25 Medium size 19th Assorted "Colonial" pearl buttons. These are called colonial pearls because at one point they were considered to be fr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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