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 one pictorial steel cup button71 - A division one pictorial steel cup button
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1 Medium size 19th century pearl background Eifel Tower example. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who ap
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
 
 
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8 Cards of division 1 & 3 assorted pearl buttons72 - 8 Cards of division 1 & 3 assorted pearl buttons
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Over 250 19th-20th century examples of all kinds of techniques. This card includes carved, engraved, plain face, in metal, transfers, shaded and more.
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 800.00
 
 
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A small card of carved Pearls from Bethlehem73 - A small card of carved Pearls from Bethlehem
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3 Medium/Large 1930's pictorial & verbal examples. These three buttons were all hand carved in Jerusalem in and around the 1930's.These ...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
 
 
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A division one hand painted pearl scene button74 - A division one hand painted pearl scene button
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1 Medium size 19th C. paint encrusted Asian pictorial example. This smokey pearl base us paint encrusted with an Asian figure in gold paint and enhanc
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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A division one pearl and brass realistic shaped button75 - A division one pearl and brass realistic shaped button
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1 Medium size 19th century pictorial barrel pocket knife example. A nice pearl studded brass button depicting a realistically looking pocket knife. I
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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A card of division one and three assorted shell buttons76 - A card of division one and three assorted shell buttons
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27 S/M/L 19th/20th century examples including Cowrie. This card includes some very nice examples including a wonderfully carved and great shaded Cowri
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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A pair of division one "Waistcoat" buttons77 - A pair of division one "Waistcoat" buttons
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2 Small 19th century pearl and litho DOG examples. Here are two buttons that are not all that common. These used to be known by collectors as "...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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A small card of division one pearl buttons78 - A small card of division one pearl buttons
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4 Large 19th century examples including pictorial. This lot includes a beautiful carved pearl of a female profile, a smokey pearl of a turban hat man,
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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A division three pictorial pewter button79 - A division three pictorial pewter button
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1 Large 20th century realistic clown Battersea pewter button. Here is a great example of a pewter pictorial with colored tinting from the Battersea Pe
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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A small card of division one head buttons80 - A small card of division one head buttons
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10 Medium/Large 19th century examples including famous people. This small card includes a large detailed tinted brass of Mrs. Grover Cleveland, a squa
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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