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 division three realistic pictorial wood button501 - A division three realistic pictorial wood button
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1 Large 20th century Bakelite over wood sailing vessel. Here is a beautiful orangy red rich colored Bakelite laminated over a thick wood base in reali
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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A RARE division one transportation button502 - A RARE division one transportation button
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1 Large medium 1 1/4" early 20th century button of two airplanes. This incredible button from the collection of the late Jean Young of Californ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (5,250.00) = 5,250.00
 
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A division one openwork border pictorial button503 - A division one openwork border pictorial button
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1 Large brass 19th century Boat & Architectural scene example. Here is a very detailed domed brass button with a pierced openwork border. The ar...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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A Rare division one pictorial steel cup button504 - A Rare division one pictorial steel cup button
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1 Large medium 19th century of the Eiffel Tower with verbal. Although there are several version of a steel cup with an Eiffel Tower this RARE example
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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A division 3 carved and colored wood pictorial button505 - A division 3 carved and colored wood pictorial button
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1 Extra Large 20th C. scenic wood incredible detailed button. In our November 2024 auction we offered for sale a French wood button (the button had an
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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A card of division 1 & 3 assorted Architectural buttons506 - A card of division 1 & 3 assorted Architectural buttons
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24 Medium/Large 19th-20th century assorted material examples. Here is a very nice card of assorted building and scenes in a variety of materials to in
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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A division three reverse painted glass in metal button507 - A division three reverse painted glass in metal button
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1 Medium size 20th century enamel back example pictorial button. This button was imported by the late Lucille Weingarten of California and the late Je
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A card of division one glass in metal buttons508 - A card of division one glass in metal buttons
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42 Small 19th century "Waistcoat" examples. Although the NBS removed this description of Waistcoats from the classification years ago old-...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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A card of division one assorted large jewel buttons509 - A card of division one assorted large jewel buttons
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17 Medium/Large early 20th C. glass in metal examples. Here is a card of assorted colored faux jewel glass centered in metal buttons known to collecto
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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A division one Gay 90 Jeweled button510 - A division one Gay 90 Jeweled button
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1 Large late 19th century Red glass in metal example. Here is a wonderful ornate Gay 90 button from the Victorian Era. Red glass jewels are one of the
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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 division one "Glitzy" buttons511 - A partial card of division one "Glitzy" buttons
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10 Med/Large early 19th C. & later assorted paste jewel buttons. Here is a beautiful card of paste jewel buttons called "Glitz". These...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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A division one striking pierced jeweled button512 - A division one striking pierced jeweled button
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1 Large 19th c. green paste and Marcasite adorned button. Here is a stunning example and fine quality button for any collector. The quality silver set
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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A division one enamel set with a paste border513 - A division one enamel set with a paste border
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1 Large 19th century oval enamel with paillons & pierreries. This is a beautiful and pristine example of enamel work from the late 19th century,...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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A division 1 pierced silver and enamel pictorial button514 - A division 1 pierced silver and enamel pictorial button
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1 Large 19th century cobalt blue enamel button. This truly fine example of enamel and silver work from the late 19th century is not just beautiful but
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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A beautiful Division one pictorial enamel button515 - A beautiful Division one pictorial enamel button
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1 Medium 19th century Art Nouveau IRIS example. This exquisite button depicts a purple Iris in the center in polychrome hand painted enamel and border
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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A division one pearl and enamel button516 - A division one pearl and enamel button
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1 Large 19th century smokey pearl with oval enamel center. Here is a beautiful example of two materials on one button. The base is a heavily engraved
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A small card of division three pictorial pearl buttons517 - A small card of division three pictorial pearl buttons
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2 Large 20th century carved Bethlehem Pearl examples. Here we have two different pictorial examples from the early 1930's when these buttons wer...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A division one shell button with pictorial escutcheon518 - A division one shell button with pictorial escutcheon
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1 Medium 19th C. mottled front with a silver Art Nouveau design. This button from the collection of the late Shirley Case is an incredible and wonderf
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (475.00) = 475.00
 
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A division one carved pearl sailing scene519 - A division one carved pearl sailing scene
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1 Large 19th century carved smokey pearl button. Jean Young of California had two of these very detailed buttons with the head on sailing vessel (unus
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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A division one openwork pictorial pearl button520 - A division one openwork pictorial pearl button
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1 Large 19th century brass-cut steel-pearl button. This great button is one of three designs made like this that we know of. There is a Horse and ride
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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A division one steel and pearl button521 - A division one steel and pearl button
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1 Large 18th century openwork pearl with blued steel center. Here is an absolutely gorgeous 18th century pearl button. The pearl is carved openwork in
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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A division one porcelain pictorial button522 - A division one porcelain pictorial button
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1 Medium size 18th century Meissen backmarked porcelain button. Here is a beautifully hand painted porcelain button with a 4 hole shank back and cross
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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A division one unusual patterned copper button523 - A division one unusual patterned copper button
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1 Large 18th century brass colored copper example. This very nice condition 18th century copper button has a brass coating in good condition and is de
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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A RARE division one silver hunt button524 - A RARE division one silver hunt button
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A large engraved early 18th century silver hunting dog button! This is a beautiful example to add to ones collection of an early hunting button depict
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Another RARE glass in Copper button scene525 - Another RARE glass in Copper button scene
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1 Large 18th C. Reverse painted scene set in copper. This is another incredible copper button from the collection of Harry Case of Missouri. The cente
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,100.00) = 3,100.00
 
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A division one hand painted scene under glass button526 - A division one hand painted scene under glass button
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1 Large 18th century colorful pastoral scene in vibrant colors. Here is an exquisitely hand painted example of painting on natural material and set un
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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A RARE division one pictorial fabric button527 - A RARE division one pictorial fabric button
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1 Large 18th century embroidered fabric male figure button. We have once again been entrusted to bring you two more of these exquisite and rare fabric
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,400.00) = 2,400.00
 
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A Division one Pearl and Enamel button528 - A Division one Pearl and Enamel button
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1 Large 18th century cobalt blue enamel set in pearl. Here is an exquisite cobalt blue enamel with gold paillons and white pierreries set into a nicel
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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A division one three material inlay button529 - A division one three material inlay button
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1 Large 19th century black glass in metal with pearl example. This is such a cool and beautiful button from the collection of the late Shirley Case of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A division one pictorial black glass button530 - A division one pictorial black glass button
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1 Large 19th century silver and acid etched fruit button. Here is a beautiful, and fine condition pictorial black glass in a larger than large thick b
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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A small card of division one black glass buttons531 - A small card of division one black glass buttons
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7 Large & Ex Large 19th century buttons including pictorial. Here is a very nice lot of large black glass buttons including a large patterned ci...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A division one scarce black glass pictorial button532 - A division one scarce black glass pictorial button
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1 Medium 19th century painted black glass under clear shield. This style button is considered scarce in buttons. The black glass base was painted with
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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A partial card of division three celluloid buttons533 - A partial card of division three celluloid buttons
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5 Medium/Large 20th century Marion Weeber examples. Here are several nice examples designed and made by the acclaimed designer Marion Weeber. Nikki De
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A card of division one and three assorted flower buttons534 - A card of division one and three assorted flower buttons
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28 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. Here is a card of a large variety of materials including Bakelite, Gutta Percha on wood, cerami
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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A division one RARE pictorial porcelain button535 - A division one RARE pictorial porcelain button
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1 large medium 19th century "Pate Sur Pate" pinecone button. This is an gorgeous example from the Minton's factory in England in the l...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (2,700.00) = 2,700.00
 
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A partial card of division three celluloid buttons536 - A partial card of division three celluloid buttons
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4 Medium/Large 20th century Marion Weeber examples. Here are several nice examples designed and made by the acclaimed designer Marion Weeber. Nikki De
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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A small card of division three Bakelite Buttons537 - A small card of division three Bakelite Buttons
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8 Medium/Large 20th century assorted examples. This lot is mostly Bakelite and Casein. The Egyptian figural is painted on a black Casein base and very
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A division one pictorial Casein button538 - A division one pictorial Casein button
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1 Large early 20th C. pierced bird or fabulous animal example. Here is a cool openwork Casein button in fine detail dating to the early 20th century.
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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A division three pictorial Bakelite button539 - A division three pictorial Bakelite button
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1 Extra Large 20th century blue fox head example. ere is a most unusual blue tinted thick carved Bakelite button of a fox head with engraved features
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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A division three studio artist shell button540 - A division three studio artist shell button
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1 Large 20th century engraved pictorial by Nancy Dubois. I have stated this many times but will always make the statement that Nancy Dubois is an incr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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A division 3 early French white metal pictorial button541 - A division 3 early French white metal pictorial button
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1 Large 1930's patterned background white metal Scarab. These French white metal buttons have certainly become quite desirable in the recent yea...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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A card of division three assorted material Dog buttons542 - A card of division three assorted material Dog buttons
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25 S/M/L mostly 20th century buttons with assorted Terrier Dogs. Here is a card you don?t see every day of all versions and a variety of materials dep
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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A division one pictorial animal button543 - A division one pictorial animal button
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1 Large 19th century Handkerchief Corner button. This is a wonderfully detailed deer head in brass set onto a 8 corner handkerchief corner back with t
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A division three studio artist glass button544 - A division three studio artist glass button
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1 Large realistic shaped modern studio glass artist wildcat button. This imprssively created button is signed but we are unaware of by whom. It is nic
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A division three studio artist button545 - A division three studio artist button
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1 Medium size 20th century Will Stokes Paperweight example. Will Stokes of Washington state made fantastic paperweight buttons, unfortunately for too
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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A card of division 3 assorted colored moonglow glass546 - A card of division 3 assorted colored moonglow glass
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35 Medium 20th century assorted shapes and styles. Here is a card that looks like a bunch of colored candy. The lot includes a large variety of colors
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A division one pictorial orange glass button547 - A division one pictorial orange glass button
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1 Large early 20th C. spindle shaped glass snake button. Here is a striking and wonderful orange glass domed spindle with a low relief coiled snake on
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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A division one fabulous original tint pictorial button548 - A division one fabulous original tint pictorial button
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1 Extra Large 19th C. detailed Equestrian subject matter button. In our November 2024 button auction we offered this same button for sale, after which
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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An extremely rare Porcelain button from Hungary549 - An extremely rare Porcelain button from Hungary
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1 Large early 20th C. realistic shaped Herend porcelain button. This is perhaps the rarest button in this auction and actually one of the rarest butto
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,750.00) = 5,750.00
 
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A division three studio artist button550 - A division three studio artist button
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1 Extra large carved wood button by the late Leo Crabtree. Leo was the husband of Barbara Crabtree who was a button collector in California for many y
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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