South Florida Spring Button Auctions

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Get ready for an exciting event in South Florida as we host the Upcoming Spring Button Auction, featuring an extraordinary collection of rare and historic buttons. Collectors and enthusiasts alike will have the opportunity to bid on some of the most coveted pieces, including a rare George Washington Memorial button, a prized artifact that pays homage to America’s first president.

Also up for auction is a Division One colored Litho under glass button, a stunning example of vintage craftsmanship. Another highlight is a Division One engraved pearl pictorial button, known for its intricate detailing and elegant design. These are just a few of the many exceptional buttons that will be available, spanning various eras, styles, and materials.

Whether you’re a seasoned collector or new to the world of button collecting, this auction promises to offer something truly special. Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of history at this one-of-a-kind event in South Florida this spring!
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A full tray of brass State Seal buttons1 - A full tray of brass State Seal buttons
Lion and Unicorn
50 Medium brass buttons representing 50 individual State seals. Here is a wonderfully presented group of Sate Seal buttons of all the United States on
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
 
 
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A full tray of division 1 assorted metal buttons2 - A full tray of division 1 assorted metal buttons
Lion and Unicorn
Over 100 19th century metal buttons including pictorials. The collector of this selection collected back in the 1940's and 50's and compiled...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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A card of division one metal picture Buttons3 - A card of division one metal picture Buttons
Lion and Unicorn
25 S/M/L 19th century assorted cherubs and cupids. Here is a nice selection of metal pictorial buttons depicting a variety of activities and designs o
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A partial card of division 1 assorted figural buttons4 - A partial card of division 1 assorted figural buttons
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14 Medium/Large 19th/20th century examples specialized to metal. This card includes several people with Instruments and other examples of people doing
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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A card of division 1 & 3 assorted metal buttons5 - A card of division 1 & 3 assorted metal buttons
Lion and Unicorn
24 Medium 19th-20th century metals including many pictorials. Here is a nice collection of metal buttons including many picture examples and patterns.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A card of division one steel and cut steel OME buttons6 - A card of division one steel and cut steel OME buttons
Lion and Unicorn
56 S/M/L 19th century assorted styles and techniques. This card is a great selection of buttons suitable for collectors and creators. These examples s
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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A partial card of division 1 & 3 metal buttons7 - A partial card of division 1 & 3 metal buttons
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15 Medium/Large 19th C. steel cups including pictorial examples. Here is a nice card of steel cup buttons including a black glass center, enamel flora
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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A partial card of division one assorted head buttons8 - A partial card of division one assorted head buttons
Lion and Unicorn
12 S/M/L 19th century specialized to mostly metal. The buttons on this partial card have things in common, one that they are all head buttons, the oth
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
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A partial card of division 1 & 3 Asian themed buttons9 - A partial card of division 1 & 3 Asian themed buttons
Lion and Unicorn
6 Large 19th-20th century examples including metal. Here is a nice small assortment of buttons depicting an Asian theme. Including a colorful litho, c
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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A card of division one flower buttons10 - A card of division one flower buttons
Lion and Unicorn
24 Medium/Large 19th century metal examples. This lot includes a variety of styles and flowers all in metal. Some nice examples include cut steel OME,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A card of assorted Division one bird buttons11 - A card of assorted Division one bird buttons
Lion and Unicorn
18 large 19th century assorted metal examples. This lot includes a variety of types pf birds and birds engraved in different activities. All are metal
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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A small card of division one and three bird buttons12 - A small card of division one and three bird buttons
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8 Medium/Large 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This small card includes two nice scrimshawed style plastics along with several nice deta
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A small card of division three studio artist buttons13 - A small card of division three studio artist buttons
Lion and Unicorn
2 Large/Ex Large 20th century Ceramic Rooster buttons. Here we have two different ceramics made by the studios of Rzanski/Shaw. One is a Jasperware ex
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A small card of division three studio artist buttons14 - A small card of division three studio artist buttons
Lion and Unicorn
5 Medium/Large 20th century Jasperware studio buttons. This lot is for 5 Rzanski/Shaw Wedgwood style blue pictorial Jasperware buttons. Issued: DIVI
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A small card of division three Studio artist buttons15 - A small card of division three Studio artist buttons
Lion and Unicorn
3 Large 20th C. unusual color combination Jasperware buttons. This group includes three square and modified ones with white bases and green pictorial
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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A card of division 1 & 3 assorted plant life buttons16 - A card of division 1 & 3 assorted plant life buttons
Lion and Unicorn
28 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This card includes inlay in Mexican silver, a beautiful silver lustered extra large yellow glas
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
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A card of division one & three assorted flower buttons17 - A card of division one & three assorted flower buttons
Lion and Unicorn
25 S/M/L 19th and 20th century assorted material buttons. This card includes a large aluminum, a lovely enamel with an enamel border, a hand painted c
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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A partial card of division 3 Japanese ceramics18 - A partial card of division 3 Japanese ceramics
Lion and Unicorn
8 S/M/Ex Large 20th century specialized to Satsuma. This lot includes an extra large example depicting green Bamboo, along with several nice floral ex
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
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A card of division three Satsuma and Arita buttons19 - A card of division three Satsuma and Arita buttons
Lion and Unicorn
31 Small/Medium 20th century pictorial Japanese ceramic buttons. Here is a nice card of Japanese ceramics, mostly Satsuma pottery along with three nic
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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A small card of division 1 and 3 Asian themed buttons20 - A small card of division 1 and 3 Asian themed buttons
Lion and Unicorn
12 S/M/L 19th-21st Century buttons including silver. Another card from the collection of the late Pauline Lum of California. This lot includes pictori
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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A full card of division one Chinese metal ball buttons21 - A full card of division one Chinese metal ball buttons
Lion and Unicorn
40 Small 19th century gilt Mandarin ball buttons. Here is another impressive card from the collection of the late Pauline Lum of California. To collec
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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A small card of division one silver toggle buttons22 - A small card of division one silver toggle buttons
Lion and Unicorn
10 Medium late 19th early 20th C. toggles including pictorial. The late Pauline Lum of California specialized in these and collected a large selection
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
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A partial card of division 1 & 3 Japanese ceramics23 - A partial card of division 1 & 3 Japanese ceramics
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10 Small/Medium 19th-20th century Satsuma-Kutani-Arita examples. Here is a nice small selection including mostly pictorial examples. The Satsuma examp
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A small card of division three carved boxwood buttons24 - A small card of division three carved boxwood buttons
Lion and Unicorn
6 Medium/Large 21st century carved figural buttons. These examples from the collection of the late Pauline Lum of California are from China in the ear
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A small card of division three carved bone buttons25 - A small card of division three carved bone buttons
Lion and Unicorn
8 S/M/L 20th/21st C. carved Asian themed buttons from China. Here is a nice small assortment of finely detailed pictorial buttons from China in the mi
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A full card of division one Chinese metal ball buttons26 - A full card of division one Chinese metal ball buttons
Lion and Unicorn
42 Small 19th century gilt Mandarin ball buttons. Here is another impressive card from the collection of the late Pauline Lum of California. To collec
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A small card of division 1 pictorial Satsuma Buttons27 - A small card of division 1 pictorial Satsuma Buttons
Lion and Unicorn
3 Small 19th century very detailed Japanese pottery buttons. These three small detailed Satsuma buttons with lots of gold depicts a meaning that our T
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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A card of division one "Stencil" China buttons28 - A card of division one "Stencil" China buttons
Lion and Unicorn
54 Small early 20th C. examples in assorted colors and patterns. Here is a nice selection of these china buttons that many collectors love to collect.
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
 
 
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A division three studio artist button29 - A division three studio artist button
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large oval 21st century hand painted porcelain pictorial button. This hand painted example of a Circus tamer was designed and made by Linda Ellison
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
 
 
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A rare Studio artist ceramic pictorial button30 - A rare Studio artist ceramic pictorial button
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large mid 20th century pottery button with a verbal. I normally do not consider studio buttons to be rare, I may consider them wonderful works of ar
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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A small card of division three Studio artist buttons31 - A small card of division three Studio artist buttons
Lion and Unicorn
2 Large 20th C. unusual color combination Jasperware buttons. The examples being offered in this lot from the studios of the late Stella Rzanski are a
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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A realistic multiple snake button32 - A realistic multiple snake button
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1 Large 20th century button by the Fred Gray Company. This multiple coiled jeweled snake button is backmarked with the makers name and patent mark as
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
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A small card of natural material buttons33 - A small card of natural material buttons
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2 Large 20th-21st century pictorial examples incl. realistic. Here are two natural material buttons imported from China in the late 20th and early 21s
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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A small card of division 1 & 3 bird buttons34 - A small card of division 1 & 3 bird buttons
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11 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This small card includes a molded wood in metal in a large size of the fable the "Fox an...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A small card of division one and three animal buttons35 - A small card of division one and three animal buttons
Lion and Unicorn
6 Medium/Large 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This lot has several nice examples including a wonderful big high relief brass with a 4 l
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Estimate : 180.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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A partial card of div. 1 & 3 assorted material buttons36 - A partial card of div. 1 & 3 assorted material buttons
Lion and Unicorn
15 S/M/L 19th-20th century Cat and Dog Buttons! This partial card includes a great silhouette of a cat on green celluloid, a nice brass set steel cup
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A card of division three "Charlie Brown" buttons37 - A card of division three "Charlie Brown" buttons
Lion and Unicorn
24 S/M/L 20th century examples including SNOOPY dog! Here is a card that speaks for itself and is a fun card of buttons to put together. Issued: DIV
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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A card of division one metal picture Buttons38 - A card of division one metal picture Buttons
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25 S/M/L 19th century assorted animal buttons. This lot includes dogs, horses, CATS and pigs. Included is a nicely detailed version of the cats in the
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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A card of assorted division one Bird buttons39 - A card of assorted division one Bird buttons
Lion and Unicorn
25 Medium 19th century specialized to metal. Here is a really nice card of assorted birds all in metal. Some are pierced some have cut steels, one eve
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A division three pictorial studio artist button40 - A division three pictorial studio artist button
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1 extra large 21st century beaded fabric colorful studio button. This very lovely and nicely created studio button is signed MCD and dated 2008. The b
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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A card of division three assorted fabric buttons41 - A card of division three assorted fabric buttons
Lion and Unicorn
20 Large 20th-21st century mostly pictorial examples. Nikki Deal of Missouri had what we believe the most eclectic collection right down to this card
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A rare and fine Diplomatic Garment42 - A rare and fine Diplomatic Garment
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1 uniform Jacket from the collection of Elizabeth Hughes This Jacket and another one in this auction came from the collection of the late Elizabeth Hu
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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A small card of studio artist buttons43 - A small card of studio artist buttons
Lion and Unicorn
2 Large 20th century fish buttons by Nikki Deal. Here we have two different fish buttons from the studios of Nikki Deal of Missouri. Nickki made butto
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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A small card of division three Mexican silver buttons44 - A small card of division three Mexican silver buttons
Lion and Unicorn
4 Medium size 20th century silver buttons with Mexican backmarks. Here we have a small set of buttons from Mexico in silver depicting a bunch of grape
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
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A division three French white animal button45 - A division three French white animal button
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large medium 20th century enamel elephant example. In our last auction we offered the pink enamel example of this French White button and today we o
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A division three hand painted Lacquer Button46 - A division three hand painted Lacquer Button
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1 Large 21st century Russian Lacquer pictorial dog button. Here is a beautiful example of the Russian fine work hand sone in Lacquer work in the early
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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A division one pictorial bird in metal button47 - A division one pictorial bird in metal button
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1 Small 19th century colorful Micro Mosaic example. Here is a beautifully made inlayed bird in tiny bits of glass called Tesserae that make up the des
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
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A division three French White Dog button48 - A division three French White Dog button
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1 Extra Large 20th C. pierced enamel and paste Terrier button. Here is a harder to find and stunning example of the 1930's French White buttons....
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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A division three hand painted Lacquer Button49 - A division three hand painted Lacquer Button
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1 Large 21st century Russian Lacquer pictorial fish button. Here is a beautiful example of the Russian fine work hand sone in Lacquer work in the earl
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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A division three realistic shaped wood button50 - A division three realistic shaped wood button
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 20th C. yellow carved Bakelite and wood realistic button. This seahorse example is one of a few designs and colors we find in this technique o
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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