Florida Fall Button Discovery, Day One

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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.
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A card of division one glass buttons221 - A card of division one glass buttons
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70 Diminutive early 20th century assorted examples. This card put together by Connie Robinson of Florida/New York has a plethora of glass technique in
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A selection of division one black glass buttons222 - A selection of division one black glass buttons
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111 Diminutive 19th century assorted technique examples. For those of you who love these tiny buttons known as Diminutive size buttons comes this sele
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A card of division one black glass buttons223 - A card of division one black glass buttons
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30 Medium size 19th century assorted examples. This card includes a large selection of assorted techniques including Lacy, Patterns, Pictorials, luste
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A Division one scarce black glass button224 - A Division one scarce black glass button
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1 Diminutive 19th century glass TINGUE example. Tingue buttons are always desirable among collectors and diminutive examples are harder to find like t
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A division one pictorial micro mosaic button225 - A division one pictorial micro mosaic button
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1 Medium size 19th century example of St. Marks Lion. Here is a beautiful example of 19th century mosaic work known as tesserae. The design of St Mark
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A division one glass in metal button226 - A division one glass in metal button
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1 Large late 19th century true Gay 90 example. This is a beautiful example of a true gay 90 button from the late Victorian Era. This example boasts a
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A card of division one large jewel buttons227 - A card of division one large jewel buttons
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23 Large early 20th century assorted color examples. This is a nice card of a variety of colored glass jeweled buttons known as large jewels in the bu
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A division one large jeweled pierced button228 - A division one large jeweled pierced button
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1 Large 19th century button known as a GAY 90 example. Here is a beautiful example of what we call a genuine GAY'90 button. The brass of the but...
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A small card of division one Glass in metal buttons229 - A small card of division one Glass in metal buttons
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3 Large 19th century authentic Gay 90 examples. Here are three very nice Victorian period buttons known to collectors as Gay 90's. One is a beau...
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A division one glass in metal Gay 90 button230 - A division one glass in metal Gay 90 button
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1 Large 19th century pierced green large jewel. Here is a very nice example of a genuine Gay 90 button created in and around the 1890's. Issued...
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