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Florida Fall Button Discovery, Day One
Florida Fall Button Discovery, Day One
Auction Currency
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Auction Location
200 Oakwood Lane Ste 200
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Hollywood
,
Florida
,
33020
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United States
Auction Details
Florida Fall Button Discovery, Day One presents a remarkable selection from a lifelong collection of antique buttons, books, and historical assortments. The sale features 19th and early 20th century uniform and military buttons, State Seal designs, and examples from divisions one through three of the National Button Society classification system. Collectors will also find reference volumes by Don VanCourt and Warren Tice that document the study and artistry of button history.
The catalog offers an exciting mix of materials and forms, including brass, pewter, gilt, and enamel buttons, along with hand painted and engraved examples. Highlights include carded assortments of uniform buttons, large mixed bag lots, and early groupings that showcase craftsmanship from the Civil War through the modern era. Many lots include notes, provenance, and identification details valuable to collectors and researchers alike.
Whether you are searching for military insignia, early patriotic examples, or rare state and civic issues, this first day of the Florida Fall Button Discovery sale provides a unique opportunity. With its blend of scholarship and history, the auction celebrates the artistry, variety, and enduring appeal of the button collecting tradition.
2025 Oct 28
10:00
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A small card of division one Paris Back buttons
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8 Small/Medium 18th century examples including Horn. Nice lot of Paris backs including the ;pictorial Horse example of Dobin, a nice metal of 2 dogs,
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
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A division three studio artist pictorial button
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1 Large 21st century frog example by MMF. This cool lustered metal escutcheon frog sits atop a beautiful blue shaded thick Agate base signed MMF 2001
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
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2 cards of division three assorted fish buttons
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24 PLUS S/M/L 20th century assorted material examples. Here is a very cute card compiled by Jose Roman with many nice fish buttons in an assortement o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
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A small card of division one & three animal buttons
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6 Medium/Large 19th & 20th century assorted animal examples. This is a nice lot including a great scarab on pearl, a wonderful pearl center with...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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A division three realistic animal button
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1 Large 20th century carved stone Cricket. This is quite a cool button in realistic shape with red jeweled or stone eyes. Another unusual button from
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
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A whole card of division one and three CAT buttons.
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30 Small/Medium/Large 19th/20th assorted material examples. WOW, I think we much be crazy to offer all these wonderful CAT buttons in one lot, but her
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 190.00
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A card of division one and three assorted dog buttons
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17 S/M/L mostly 19th century mostly metal examples. This lot includes several very detailed and high quality examples that collectors seek after. Noti
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 140.00
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A VERY Rare Vernis Martin sporting button
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1 Medium size 19th century hand painted pearl dog button. This button from a larger set is incredibly detailed and hand painted in the Vernis Martin s
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 2,100.00
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A card of division one pearl buttons
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18 Small 19th century examples including wonderful animal life. This card of smalls includes a great carved Scarab, a neat carved and pierced lizard,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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2 Cards of division one pearl buttons
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54 S/M/L 19th century assorted examples. These tow cards include a nice selection of carved, shaded, pierced, and more and includes many patterns. Is
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
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A pearl style beaded necklace with a button
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1 lovely gold colored and pearl style beaded handmade example. Here us a beautifully executed and handmade example that any women could be proud wear.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
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A small card of division three carved pearl buttons
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3 Large 20th century Bethlehem pearl examples. Here are 3 buttons made in the 1930's in Jerusalem known to collectors as Bethlehem pearls. 2 Exa...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 225.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
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A division one carved and shaded pearl pictorial button
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1 Large 19th century hand carved ship sew thru example. This is a wonderfully detailed carved in low relief sailing vessel on white pearl with beautif
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
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A card of division one pearl inlay buttons
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42 Small 19th century horn and compo examples. Here is a very nice card of inlayed metal and or shell/pearl buttons. The lot includes patterns and pic
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Estimate : 120.00 - 225.00
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A card of division one inlay buttons
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44 Small/Medium 19th century horn and compo examples. Here is a very nice card of inlayed metal and or shell/pearl buttons. The lot includes patterns
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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2 Cards of assorted division one & three pearl buttons
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32 S/M/L mostly 19th century assorted pearls incl. engraved. This lot imcudes a noce card of assorted engraved examples, many with black pigment along
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
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A division one shell centered steel cup button
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1 Large medium 19th century cowrie shell patterned example. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who apparen
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
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A small card of division one steel cup buttons
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9 Large 19th century examples including pictorials. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who apparently spec
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
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A Division one unusual flat steel button
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1 Large 19th century pristine pictorial example. This very cool engraved flat steel in fabulous condition depicts a large 3 leaf clover on it. This is
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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A box lot of several cards of assorted buttons
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A plethora of assorted metals, sizes, styles etc. in 5 cards. Here is a lot of whole and partial cards to include a large variety of brass and white m
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
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