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Florida Fall Button Discovery, Day One
Florida Fall Button Discovery, Day One
Auction Currency
USD
Auction Location
200 Oakwood Lane Ste 200
,
Hollywood
,
Florida
,
33020
,
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 card of division 1 & 3 assorted pictorial buttons
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32 S/M/L 19th/20th C. examples including Esmeralda & Her Goat. This card has a nice variety of pictorials in mostly brass and includes a fun rea...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
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A card of division one assorted pictorial buttons
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29 S/M/L/Ex L. late 19th early 20th century metal examples. This card includes a large variety of subject matter including animals, heads, people, chi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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A division one pictorial silver button
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1 Large low relief 19th century Hallmarked silver scene example. Here is a wonderfully detailed large scene on a silver button with English hallmarks.
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
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A division one Asian pictorial button
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1 Large early 20th century red Cinnabar example. This pictorial is a scarce example to find in Cinnabar. Cinnabar is a mineral consisting of mercury s
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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A small card of division one Cinnabar buttons
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3 Small/Large early 20th century shape examples. This lot includes three shapes, a large square, a more unusual modified rectangular and a scarce carv
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
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A partial card of division one and three square buttons
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16 Medium/Large 19th/20th century assorted material examples. Here is a nice selection of pictorials and designs in brass, clear and colored glass, bo
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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A division one shell in metal button
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1 Large 19th century pearl and Abalone oval example. Here is a very nicely carved pearl with laminated Abalone shell intermixed between the white sect
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
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A card of division one and three pearl buttons
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16 Medium/Large 19th/20th century examples including pictorials. This card includes a wonderful carved Bethlehem pearl, a very cool pearl in metal wit
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A small card of division one pearl buttons
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4 Medium/Large 19th century carved/pierced examples. This small card includes a wonderful carved dog head with gilding, a fabulous intricately pierced
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Estimate : 180.00 - 300.00
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2 Cards of division one inlay buttons.
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72 Small/Medium 19th century horn and composition examples, This nice lot from the collection of Jose Roman includes a large selection of patterns in
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Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
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A card of division one and three pearl buttons
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18 Small mostly 19th century assorted technique examples. This partial card from Nikki Deal includes a nice variety of smalls including the fantastic
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A small card of division three pierced pearl buttons
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3 Large 1930's carved Bethlehem pearl examples. This series of three came to us from a very old collection of buttons and were carded on beautif...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 225.00
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A division one fabulous pictorial pearl plaque
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1 Very large 1930's deeply carved Jerusalem scene. This incredibly carved, detailed and beautiful shaped thick piece of mother of pearl was carv...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 950.00
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A small card of division three pierced pearl buttons
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3 Large 1930's carved Bethlehem pearl examples. This series of three came to us from a very old collection of buttons and were carded on beautif...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 225.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
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A box lot of several cards of assorted buttons
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A plethora of assorted pearl, sizes, shapes etc. in 5 cards. Here is a lot of whole and partial cards to include both division one and three buttons i
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
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A card of division three assorted material buttons
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5 Large/Ex Large 20th century religious theme including pearl. This nice small assortment includes a carved Bethlehem pearl, Jasperware, porcelain and
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
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A card of division three studio artist buttons
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16 S/M/L 20th century assorted material examples. Here is a card of some wonderful studio artist buttons including a hand colored Hot air balloon by T
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
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A division three studio artist pictorial button
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A large 20th century example by artist Nancy Dubois. Her is a very cool and wonderful studio artist button by New Jersey artist Nancy Dubois, an artis
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
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A small card of division three lacquer buttons
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4 Large 20th century black & gold hand painted examples. This nice lot includes a detailed fish, an angel, a sailing vessel and a winter scene. ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 225.00
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A small card of Russian pictorial buttons
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3 Medium/Large 20th century hand painted wood pictorial examples. This small lot includes three very nice hand painted Russian buttons un 3 different
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
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