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 division three pictorial English glass button401 - A division three pictorial English glass button
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A large 20th century Bimini profile head example. This detailed example shows a nice profile bust on an amber with gold luster Bimini backmarked examp
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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A card of division one glass in metal buttons402 - A card of division one glass in metal buttons
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42 Small 19th century "Waistcoat" or "Weskit" examples. Here is a beautiful card including a vast variety of techniques like ena...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 110.00
 
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A division one engraved copper button403 - A division one engraved copper button
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.1 Scarce large 18th century habitat under glass example. Habitat buttons from the 18th century are not uncommon, but this example is extremely uncomm
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 1,100.00
 
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A division one inlaid silver pearl button404 - A division one inlaid silver pearl button
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1 Large 18th century pinshanked patterned and engraved example. Here is a beautiful pearl from the late 18th century with a silver overlay-inlay of li
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 375.00
 
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A division one beautiful Gemstone button405 - A division one beautiful Gemstone button
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1 Small 18th century yellow Citrine in oval shape. This sparkling example from the 18th century is a scarce example in small size. The citrine gemston
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 375.00
 
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A division one Dieppe under glass pictorial button406 - A division one Dieppe under glass pictorial button
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1 Large 18th century hand carved natural material example. This hand carved example from the Dieppe area of France in the 18th century is set under a
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Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 750.00
 
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A small card of division one engraved metal buttons407 - A small card of division one engraved metal buttons
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4 Medium/Large 18th century Tombac metal engraved examples. Here we have 4 examples from the middle 18th century known as Tombac metal. Each example h
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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A division one under glass insect button408 - A division one under glass insect button
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1 Large 18th century Habitat example with a bug! Many 18th century habitat buttons are filled with fauna and bug eggs, however It is somewhat infreque
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 110.00
 
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A division one engraved copper button409 - A division one engraved copper button
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1 Large 18th century 8 sided example. Here is a nicely 4 border 8 sided copper from the 18th century. The inner design of stars and ovals is first bor
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
 
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A RARE George Washington Inaugural Button410 - A RARE George Washington Inaugural Button
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1 Large 18th century oval center GW example. This button from the collection of the late Jeff Lee of Ohio was purchased in the 1990's by Jeff di...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 4,600.00
 
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