South Florida Spring Button Auctions

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

Over 100 19th century metal buttons including pictorials. The collector of this selection collected back in the 1940's and 50's and compiled...

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

14 Medium/Large 19th/20th century examples specialized to metal. This card includes several people with Instruments and other examples of people doing

24 Medium 19th-20th century metals including many pictorials. Here is a nice collection of metal buttons including many picture examples and patterns.

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

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

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

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

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,

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

8 Medium/Large 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This small card includes two nice scrimshawed style plastics along with several nice deta

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

5 Medium/Large 20th century Jasperware studio buttons. This lot is for 5 Rzanski/Shaw Wedgwood style blue pictorial Jasperware buttons. Issued: DIVI

3 Large 20th C. unusual color combination Jasperware buttons. This group includes three square and modified ones with white bases and green pictorial

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

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

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

31 Small/Medium 20th century pictorial Japanese ceramic buttons. Here is a nice card of Japanese ceramics, mostly Satsuma pottery along with three nic

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

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

10 Medium late 19th early 20th C. toggles including pictorial. The late Pauline Lum of California specialized in these and collected a large selection

10 Small/Medium 19th-20th century Satsuma-Kutani-Arita examples. Here is a nice small selection including mostly pictorial examples. The Satsuma examp

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

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

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

7 Large/Ex Large 20th century assorted technique buttons. Here we have a nice big blue jewel example, a nice 3 section laminated shape, a realistic fl

20 Large 20th century coat buttons. Here is a selection of different carved patterned Bakelite buttons typically worn on coats of the times. Issued:

6 Medium/Large 20th century coat buttons including pictorial. This card includes a very derailed brass escutcheoned bird, a large chunky Bakelite with

7 S/M/L/Ex Lg. 19th/20th century assorted technique examples. This lot consists of bubble tops and glows including a wonderful extra large pictorial e

9 Large late 19th century assorted Victorian examples. This card includes a great pictorial brass buckle with Celluloid background, a sew thru example

16 Large 19th-20th century assorted techniques. This partial card includes a nice figural 19th century Ivoroid example, a colorful blue pictorial Peac

A set of 3 large 20th century Acrylic Shot head buttons. These three buttons depicting the proverb of Hear no Evil, See no Evil, Speak no Evil. Normal

1 Extra large 1950's back cut and colored square example. This button was possibly created by Cheryl Empson's father who was a known Lucite ...

8 Medium/Large 19th century Victorian Celluloids including Ivoroid. This lot includes a nice low relief Ivoroid coaching button along with a couple of

6 small late 19th early 20th C. under celluloid shield buttons. Here are 6 different ladies. These lithos some with backmarks have always been desirab

25 Medium/Large 19th-20th Assorted head examples. This lot includes a beautiful and wonderful cobalt blue enamel with a ladies head and inset paste je

23 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This card includes Women, Egyptian heads, men and more. The materials include celluloid under s

20 Large 19th-20th century metals including many pictorials. Here is a nice selection of metals including several nice 19th century picture buttons, a

11 Medium/Large 19th-20th century mostly metal examples. This lot includes some fantastic buttons including the carved smokey pearl Egyptian with a st

1 Large 19th century tole engraved high relief head. This very detailed and high relief Asian head is adorned with a shaped and ribbed cut steel above

7 Medium size 20th century natural material buttons. Here is a boxed set of the 7 immortal Japanese gods that are engraved and carved in natural mater

1 Small size 20th C. engraved and pigmented example in sterling. Here is a very cool and detailed engraved and black pigmented scrimshawed natural mat

1 Large-Medium size 20th C. engraved and pigmented example in sterling. Here is a very cool and detailed engraved and black pigmented scrimshawed natu

2 Med. 19th C. buttons same enamel border setting different centers. This lot shows you a natural material hand painted ladies head under glass set wi

1 Large heavy 20th C. Chinese Cloissonne enamel pictorial button. Here is a very nice Cloissonne enamel button depicting a figural front and a pattern

6 Medium early 20th century pictorial enamels. Sets are often asked for in our auctions and Jose Roman had several sets we have placed in this auction

1 Large colorful 20th century Basse Taille enamel Rooster button. Here is a colorful Basse Taille enamel button of a full bodied rooster. The colors u

10 S/M 19th-20th century assorted technique examples! Here is a partial card including a hand pained colorful Dragon from China, a beautiful turquoise

15 S/M/L 19th century assorted technique examples! This partial card includes several pictorial examples, Champleve, Emaux Peints, Paste OME (other ma

30 S/M 19th-20th century assorted technique examples! Thios card includes several nice examples including pictorials, shapes, openwork and more. Iss

11 Medium late 19th early 20th C. assorted techniques. Here is a nice selection of enamels to include pictorials, openwork, cut steel OME and more, al

1 Large 20th century enamel button by artist Glenda Ott. As far as we know Glenda no longer makes these beautiful buttons. Glenda is from California a

19 Medium 19th and early 20th century assorted techniques. Here is a nice array of colorful enamels including pierced, polychrome painted, foil embedd

30 Medium early 20th century mostly hand painted ceramics. Here is a card of those beautifully hand painted ceramic examples from the late Victorian e

2 Large early 20th century American art ceramic buttons. These two different color examples were produced by the Trenton NJ ceramic company in the ear

3 Medium size 20th century pictorial examples. These examples include a colorful realistic leaf, a realistic head of one of the 7 immortals, and a sca

34 Medium/Large assorted colorful handmade ceramic buttons. We are not familiar with who handmade these colorful ceramic buttons but the card includes

1 Small hard to find early 20th century Pink Conch button. Pink conch buttons are scarce enough and are usually found mounted in metal, but this reali

3 Large medium 20th century scenes in a metal setting. Here are three different scenes representing Summer, Autumn. Winter. The Summer scene almost lo

20 Medium 19th century pearls specialized to "Colonial". Here is a card of 20 pearl buttons all what at one point was considered buttons f...

25 S/M/L 19th and 20th century pearl and shell buttons. Here is a nice card of shell including cowrie, green snail and ocean shell. The lot includes s

1 1 1/4" Medium size 19th century inset carved scene example. This is a very cool and beautiful coloration pearl button. The scene is cut back ...

1 Large 19th C. pigmented & adorned with a cluster of cut steels. This is a beautiful example of colorful chatoyant pearl that has been engraved...

19 S/M/L 19th century shell including an oval sew thru cowrie. Here is a another partial card from the collection of the late Shirley Case of Missouri

13 Medium/Large 19th century shell including 18th century. Here is a partial card from the collection of the late Shirley Case of Missouri of pearl bu

1 Large 19th C. pearl button with a brass and paste jewel top. This nice smokey pearl button from the collection of the late Shirley Case is escutcheo

42 Small 19th century assorted technique examples. Here is a nice and clean card of pearls in various techniques all with various amounts of cut steel

8 Large 20th century buttons including Bethlehem Pearl. This lot includes two very nice 1930's carved pearls from Jerusalem known as Bethlehem p...

9 Medium/Large 19th & 20th century buttons including enamel. This small card includes a large pieced Bethlehem pearl, a great heavy pierced gild...

2 Large 20th century carved Bethlehem Pearl examples. Here we have two different pictorial examples from the early 1930's when these buttons wer...

35 Small/Medium 19th century mostly horn with inlay examples, Here is a great card of inlays in horn and tortoise. Notice the many pictorial examples

42 Small/Medium 19th century assorted technique examples. This card includes several sets of inlays in compo along with a nice set of (13) gold Pique

48 Small size 19th C. examples including mother of pearl centers. Here is a nice clean card of these desirable steel cup buttons. The lot includes sev

42 Small 19th century assorted technique examples. This card includes a large selection of pictorials, cut steel OME, pearl OME and much more. A very

42 Small 19th C. brass and assorted shaped cut steel examples. This card includes a large variety of buttons with riveted cut steels in various shapes