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 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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A division one pictorial enamel button151 - A division one pictorial enamel button
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1 Large 19th century pierced butterfly example. This colorful and beautiful enamel in Champleve technique is pierced and bordered in brilliant cut ste
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A division one pictorial enamel button152 - A division one pictorial enamel button
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1 Large 19th century colorful scene example. This beautiful, and stunning enamel scene created in a myriad of colors is framed with a cut steel border
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A cool realistic shaped Enamel Buckle.153 - A cool realistic shaped Enamel Buckle.
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1 Large buckle depicting an Owl in the Champleve technique. Here is one for all you Owl lovers or Buckle lovers. This nicely detailed Champleve enamel
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A lovely 2 Piece porcelain pictorial buckle154 - A lovely 2 Piece porcelain pictorial buckle
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1 Large heart shaped colorful figural example. This beautifully executed buckle is hand painted and gold paint accented depicting a different courting
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A small card of division one and three buckles.155 - A small card of division one and three buckles.
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5 one & two piece 19th-20th century assorted material examples. Here is a very nice selection of buckles from Connie Robinson. The lot includes ...
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A small card of division one and three buckles.156 - A small card of division one and three buckles.
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8 one & two piece 19th-20th century assorted material examples. Here is a nice selection of buckles from Cinnie Robinson including a great Gay 9...
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A division one glass in metal button157 - A division one glass in metal button
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1 Large 19th century ornate genuine Gay 90 example. From the collection of the late Dorothy Peterson of Virginia and a member of the Martha Washington
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A division one glass in metal button158 - A division one glass in metal button
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1 Large 19th century ornate genuine Gay 90 example. From the collection of the late Dorothy Peterson of Virginia and a member of the Martha Washington
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A division one true Gay 90 jeweled button159 - A division one true Gay 90 jeweled button
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1 Large 19th century intermixed glass centered example. This is a beautiful and ornate example of an 1890's large jewel button known to collecto...
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A division one scarce jeweled button160 - A division one scarce jeweled button
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1 Large early 20th century button from the "Suffragette" Period. The Suffragette era was a time in the late19th century in Great Britain w...
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