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 assorted enamel buttons101 - A card of division one assorted enamel buttons
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32 S/M/L 19th century assorted techniques in enameling. This card includes a variety of styles including Champleve, hand painted, pierced, cut steel O
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A small card of division one and three enamel buttons102 - A small card of division one and three enamel buttons
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6 Medium/Large 19th-20th century assorted technique examples. Here is a very colorful lot of enamel buttons including a great pierced bordered Chample
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A division three studio artist enamel button103 - A division three studio artist enamel button
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1 Large 20th century floral Plique A Jour example. This beautifully handcrafted button boasts a beautiful realistic shaped flower with striking Pink a
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A division one pictorial enamel button104 - A division one pictorial enamel button
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1 Medium 19th century polychrome enamel with cut steel border. Here is a lovely colorful enamel Saing vessel scene in fine condition and framed with b
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A small card of division one enamel buttons105 - A small card of division one enamel buttons
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7 Large 19th century assorted technique examples. Here we have some colorful enamels including a verbal "N" for Napolean, several pierced,...
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A division one pictorial enamel button106 - A division one pictorial enamel button
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1 lovely Medium 19th century foil floral button. Foil enamels are especially and normally very colorful and this black based example is no exception.
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A division one pictorial enamel button107 - A division one pictorial enamel button
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1 Large 19th century Champleve Egyptian pictorial example. Here is a brilliant and colorful enamel on a black background crafted in the Champleve tech
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A division one arts and crafts era enamel button108 - A division one arts and crafts era enamel button
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1 large-medium late 19th century counter enameled example. This understated enamel is absolutely wonderful in its simplicity. The Arts and crafts blue
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A card of division one assorted enamel buttons109 - A card of division one assorted enamel buttons
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42 S/M/L 19th century assorted techniques in enameling. This beautiful selection includes many pierced, some with cut steel, some pairs or duplicates,
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A small card of division one enamel buttons110 - A small card of division one enamel buttons
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8 Medium/Large 19th century assorted technique examples. This card of nice enamels includes Champleve, a red Guilloche with counter enameling, a very
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A small card of division one enamel buttons111 - A small card of division one enamel buttons
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5 Medium/Large 19th century colorful examples. This small card includes hand painted examples shapes, foil imbedded, and more. Sweet lot. Issued: DIV
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A division one multi border button112 - A division one multi border button
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1 Large 19th century brass, steel and enamel button. This is a wonderful example from Nikki Deals collection. The button is made from a brass base to
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A division one pictorial enamel button113 - A division one pictorial enamel button
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1 Large 19th century colorful figural example. This beautiful button is enamel on copper in blue tones with the couple protruding through the enamel.
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A set of division one pictorial porcelain buttons114 - A set of division one pictorial porcelain buttons
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4 Small early 20th century colored soft paste porcelain examples. This group in fine condition consists of hand colored Asian figures on each button.
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A partial card of div. 3 pictorial porcelain buttons115 - A partial card of div. 3 pictorial porcelain buttons
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16 Medium 20th century children buttons by Lois Calkins. This card includes 4 complete sets of the colorful porcelains produced by the late Lois Calki
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A small card of division 1 assorted material buttons116 - A small card of division 1 assorted material buttons
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12 Medium/Large 19th-20th century Asian themed examples. This small card has some very nice examples on it like the Lucite and Celluloid Asian head ex
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A wonderful division three Japanese Satsuma button117 - A wonderful division three Japanese Satsuma button
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1 Extra large 1930's colorful pictorial design example. This lot along with 3 others in this auction are obviously from a set of different birds...
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A small card of buttons from Japan118 - A small card of buttons from Japan
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2 Medium 20th century Japanese Arita porcelain examples. Arita buttons from the Arita province of Japan are certainly desirable buttons among collecto
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A pair of division three Japanese Arita buttons119 - A pair of division three Japanese Arita buttons
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Two medium size 20th century Seahorses in different colors. Here we have combined for your pleasure the more typical turquoise blue colored Japanese A
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A small card of division three ceramic buttons120 - A small card of division three ceramic buttons
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6 Medium/Large 20th century examples including Kutani. This lot includes a couple of Kutani porcelain buttons along with other porcelain and one white
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A card of division one hand painted porcelain buttons121 - A card of division one hand painted porcelain buttons
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16 Medium large early 20th century colorful examples. This lot includes 15 beautifully hand painted and colorful floral designs along with one large D
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A division one hand painted porcelain in metal button122 - A division one hand painted porcelain in metal button
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1 Large early 20th century floral design example. Here is a very lovely and pretty example of Limoges style porcelain work from the early 20th century
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A division three studio artist button123 - A division three studio artist button
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1 Large 20th century oval porcelain pictorial example. Here is a beautiful and stunning unmarked oval porcelain obviously hand painted by a talented a
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A small card of division three Wedgwood buttons124 - A small card of division three Wedgwood buttons
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6 Medium 20th century Portland Vase examples. It took Connie Robinson years to assemble a collection of 40 years of these each different colored examp
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A division three hand made pottery button125 - A division three hand made pottery button
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1 Large 20th century? Southwest? pictorial snake example. Here is a very cool coiled snake button made of pottery in the Southwest pottery style but u
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A division one carved wood realistic button126 - A division one carved wood realistic button
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1 Medium 19th century dog head with paste eyes. Here is a cool and detailed dog head made in carved wood and trimmed with brilliant paste jewel eyes.
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A division one brass pictorial insect button127 - A division one brass pictorial insect button
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1 Large 19th century example of a BEE. This detailed brass button with a lovely framed border is accented with cut steel OME and is a nice example for
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A small card of division one "Weskit" buttons128 - A small card of division one "Weskit" buttons
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6 Small size 19th century examples with dogs on them. Here is a cute lot, it includes a litho example and 5 under glass examples all in high quality s
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A division one Inuit realistic animal button129 - A division one Inuit realistic animal button
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1 Medium 19th century natural material seal head example. Here is a very wonderfully carved Inuit button of a seals head. This is a little more unusua
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A division three pictorial full body dog button130 - A division three pictorial full body dog button
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1 Large 1930's detailed French White button! Here is a beautifully detailed regal dog button in white metal with a wonderful twist border. This ...
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A division three pierced metal scarab button131 - A division three pierced metal scarab button
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1 Extra large 20th century white metal and glass example. Here is a very cool design of a scarab made of iridescent glass and iridescent black glass s
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A card of division 1 & 3 assorted animal buttons132 - A card of division 1 & 3 assorted animal buttons
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25 S/M/L 19th/20th century assorted material examples. This nice card includes a Japanese Arita fish, a great size painted Burwood Scottie dog, an Alp
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Partial card of division 1 & 3 assorted animal buttons133 - Partial card of division 1 & 3 assorted animal buttons
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19 S/M/L 19th/20th century assorted material examples. This nice selection of animals includes a colorful Peacock engraved and pigmented on bone and s
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A division one pictorial steel cup button134 - A division one pictorial steel cup button
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1 Large 19th century example depicting a Beetle. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who apparently special
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A small card of division one steel cup buttons135 - A small card of division one steel cup buttons
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4 Large 19th century wood background examples. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who apparently specializ
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A card of division 1 & 3 picture buttons136 - A card of division 1 & 3 picture buttons
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30 Medium/Large 19th/20th century assorted metal examples. This card includes several nice examples and detailed ones as well. Notice the wonderful pi
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A small card of division one steel cup buttons137 - A small card of division one steel cup buttons
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3 Large 19th Examples including pictorial. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who apparently specialized i
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A division one metal pictorial object button138 - A division one metal pictorial object button
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1 Large medium 19th century two color metal fan example. Here is a very cool two color metal fan set with a large cut steel and set over a brown textu
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A small card of division one assorted buttons139 - A small card of division one assorted buttons
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9 Medium/Large assorted metal including jeweled. This lot includes a beautiful filigree like pierced shape with a yellow jeweled center, a nice pierce
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A Set of division three pewter pictorial buttons140 - A Set of division three pewter pictorial buttons
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3 Large 21st century buttons by Battersea Pewter company. Here we have a limited edition set of buttons from the Connie Robinson collection who purcha
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A small card of division one steel cup buttons141 - A small card of division one steel cup buttons
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3 Medium/Large 19th Examples including pictorial. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who apparently specia
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A small card of division one steel cup buttons142 - A small card of division one steel cup buttons
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3 Medium/Large 19th C. enamel examples including pictorial. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who apparen
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A small card of division one enamel buttons143 - A small card of division one enamel buttons
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2 Medium/Large 19th century Chinese Cloissonne examples. Here are two heavy bronze and enamel floral buttons in the Cloissonne technique. These are fr
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A division one pictorial enamel button144 - A division one pictorial enamel button
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1 Large 18th century polychrome and pierced border example. Here is a beautiful black background enamel with a pierced brass and cut steel border. The
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A division 1 pair of Polychrome enamel figural buttons145 - A division 1 pair of Polychrome enamel figural buttons
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2 Medium size 19th century colorful enamel examples. This pair of enamels from the late 19th or early 20th century depicts one male on one button and
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A division one French Revolution pictorial button146 - A division one French Revolution pictorial button
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1 Large 19th century centennial enamel example. Jere is a beautiful enamel commemorating the French Revolution 100 years after. There are three exampl
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A small card of division one Asian enamel buttons147 - A small card of division one Asian enamel buttons
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3 Small size 19th century Canton China examples. Here we have three nice similar and different examples of enamel work created in China in the late 19
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A division one pictorial enamel button148 - A division one pictorial enamel button
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1 Large 19th century colorful head example. This beautifully designed brass and enamel button is very ornate and quite colorful. The perfect skin tone
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A division one colorful figural enamel button149 - A division one colorful figural enamel button
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1 Large 19th century double enamel technique example. Here is a beautiful and fine enamel example with a hand painted polychrome figural scene bordere
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A division one pictorial enamel button150 - A division one pictorial enamel button
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1 Medium size 19th century foil enamel red background example. As one who specializes in enamel buttons as many of you are aware of, Bruce tells us th
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