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 pewter button61 - A division three pictorial pewter button
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1 Large 21st century button from the Battersea Pewter company. This beautifully tinted pewter button depicts a winged fairy among colorful flowers and
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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A card of division one assorted pictorial buttons62 - A card of division one assorted pictorial buttons
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19 S/M/L 19th century metal picture examples. This card includes a variety of figural subject matter including children and stories, heavenly examples
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
 
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A card of division 1 & 3 transportation buttons63 - A card of division 1 & 3 transportation buttons
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20 S/M/L 19th/20th century assorted mode examples. This card includes animal transportation as well as many card examples. The lot includes many metal
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Estimate : 100.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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A card of mostly division one metal pictorial buttons64 - A card of mostly division one metal pictorial buttons
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24 Medium/Large mostly 19th C. assorted subject matter examples. This lot includes many designs including "The Madonna and Child", "J...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 80.00
 
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A division one pictorial steel cup button65 - A division one pictorial steel cup button
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1 Large 19th century celluloid background example of Christian. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who app
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
 
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A small card of division one steel cup buttons66 - A small card of division one steel cup buttons
Lion and Unicorn
12 Medium/Large 19th century examples including pictorials. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who apparen
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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A partial card of assorted steel buttons.67 - A partial card of assorted steel buttons.
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15 S/M/L 18th-19th century examples including steel cups. This card of Connie Robinsons has a nice fluted style 18th century example in the middle of
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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A card of division one and three assorted buttons68 - A card of division one and three assorted buttons
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36 Medium/Large 19th-20th century including pictorials. This nice card includes several pierced metals, several Victorian celluloids, enamels, jeweled
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 100.01
 
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A small card of division one steel cup buttons69 - A small card of division one steel cup buttons
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17 S/M/L 19th century examples including shapes and pictorials. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who app
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
 
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A card of division one mostly steel trimmed buttons70 - A card of division one mostly steel trimmed buttons
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55 S/M/L 19th century examples including glass and enamel. Here is a beautiful selection of mostly cut steel OME buttons including paint DF, glass OME
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
 
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