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 small card of division three Bakelite buttons51 - A small card of division three Bakelite buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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
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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 Bakelite Buttons52 - A card of division three Bakelite Buttons
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20 Large 20th century coat buttons. Here is a selection of different carved patterned Bakelite buttons typically worn on coats of the times. Issued:
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A small card of division three Bakelite Buttons53 - A small card of division three Bakelite Buttons
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6 Medium/Large 20th century coat buttons including pictorial. This card includes a very derailed brass escutcheoned bird, a large chunky Bakelite with
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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A small card of division 1 and 3 Celluloid buttons54 - A small card of division 1 and 3 Celluloid buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (20.00) = 20.00
 
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A small card of division one Celluloid buttons55 - A small card of division one Celluloid buttons
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9 Large late 19th century assorted Victorian examples. This card includes a great pictorial brass buckle with Celluloid background, a sew thru example
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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A partial card of division 1 & 3 Celluloid buttons56 - A partial card of division 1 & 3 Celluloid buttons
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16 Large 19th-20th century assorted techniques. This partial card includes a nice figural 19th century Ivoroid example, a colorful blue pictorial Peac
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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A set of division three pictorial buttons57 - A set of division three pictorial buttons
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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
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (170.00) = 170.00
 
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A division three pictorial Lucite button58 - A division three pictorial Lucite button
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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 ...
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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 one celluloid buttons59 - A small card of division one celluloid buttons
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8 Medium/Large 19th century Victorian Celluloids including Ivoroid. This lot includes a nice low relief Ivoroid coaching button along with a couple of
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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A small card of division one litho portraits60 - A small card of division one litho portraits
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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
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A full card of assorted material buttons61 - A full card of assorted material buttons
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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
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A card of division 1 & 3 assorted head buttons62 - A card of division 1 & 3 assorted head buttons
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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
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A card of division 1 & 3 assorted metal buttons63 - A card of division 1 & 3 assorted metal buttons
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20 Large 19th-20th century metals including many pictorials. Here is a nice selection of metals including several nice 19th century picture buttons, a
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A small card of division 1 & 3 Pictorial buttons64 - A small card of division 1 & 3 Pictorial buttons
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11 Medium/Large 19th-20th century mostly metal examples. This lot includes some fantastic buttons including the carved smokey pearl Egyptian with a st
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A division one Asian pictorial with steel65 - A division one Asian pictorial with steel
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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
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A boxed set of division three Asian themed buttons66 - A boxed set of division three Asian themed buttons
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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
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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A division three natural material pictorial button67 - A division three natural material pictorial button
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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
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A division three natural material pictorial button68 - A division three natural material pictorial button
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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
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (190.00) = 190.00
 
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A small card of division one head buttons69 - A small card of division one head buttons
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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
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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 enamel button70 - A division three pictorial enamel button
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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
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A set of division one enamel buttons71 - A set of division one enamel buttons
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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
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A division one pictorial enamel button72 - A division one pictorial enamel button
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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
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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A partial card of division 1 & 3 assorted enamel buttons73 - A partial card of division 1 & 3 assorted enamel buttons
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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A partial card of division one assorted enamel buttons74 - A partial card of division one assorted enamel buttons
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15 S/M/L 19th century assorted technique examples! This partial card includes several pictorial examples, Champleve, Emaux Peints, Paste OME (other ma
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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A partial card of division 1 & 3 assorted enamel buttons75 - A partial card of division 1 & 3 assorted enamel buttons
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30 S/M 19th-20th century assorted technique examples! Thios card includes several nice examples including pictorials, shapes, openwork and more. Iss
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A small card of division one enamel buttons76 - A small card of division one enamel buttons
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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A division three studio artist button77 - A division three studio artist button
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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
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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A small card of division one assorted enamel buttons78 - A small card of division one assorted enamel buttons
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19 Medium 19th and early 20th century assorted techniques. Here is a nice array of colorful enamels including pierced, polychrome painted, foil embedd
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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A card of division one assorted ceramic stud buttons79 - A card of division one assorted ceramic stud buttons
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A pair of division one Trenton China buttons80 - A pair of division one Trenton China buttons
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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
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
 
 
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A small card of Japanese Arita porcelain buttons81 - A small card of Japanese Arita porcelain buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A large card of studio ceramic buttons82 - A large card of studio ceramic buttons
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34 Medium/Large assorted colorful handmade ceramic buttons. We are not familiar with who handmade these colorful ceramic buttons but the card includes
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A scarce division one carved shell realistic button83 - A scarce division one carved shell realistic button
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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
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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A small card of division 3 hand painted pearl buttons84 - A small card of division 3 hand painted pearl buttons
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3 Large medium 20th century scenes in a metal setting. Here are three different scenes representing Summer, Autumn. Winter. The Summer scene almost lo
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A card of division one pearl buttons85 - A card of division one pearl buttons
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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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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A card of division one and three assorted shell buttons86 - A card of division one and three assorted shell buttons
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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
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A division one carved pearl scene button87 - A division one carved pearl scene button
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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 ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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A division one openwork pearl engraved button88 - A division one openwork pearl engraved button
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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...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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A partial card of division one pearl buttons89 - A partial card of division one pearl buttons
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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
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A partial card of division 1 pearl buttons90 - A partial card of division 1 pearl buttons
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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A division one smokey jeweled pearl button91 - A division one smokey jeweled pearl button
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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
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A card of division one pearl and metal OME buttons92 - A card of division one pearl and metal OME buttons
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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
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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A partial card of division three assorted pearl buttons93 - A partial card of division three assorted pearl buttons
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8 Large 20th century buttons including Bethlehem Pearl. This lot includes two very nice 1930's carved pearls from Jerusalem known as Bethlehem p...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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A small card of assorted material dragon buttons94 - A small card of assorted material dragon buttons
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9 Medium/Large 19th & 20th century buttons including enamel. This small card includes a large pieced Bethlehem pearl, a great heavy pierced gild...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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A small card of division three pictorial pearl buttons95 - 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 card of division one assorted inlay buttons96 - A card of division one assorted inlay buttons
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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
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A Card of division one assorted inlay buttons97 - A Card of division one assorted inlay buttons
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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
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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A card of division one steel cup buttons98 - A card of division one steel cup buttons
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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
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A card of division one assorted steel cup buttons99 - A card of division one assorted steel cup buttons
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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
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A card of division one assorted metal and steel buttons100 - A card of division one assorted metal and steel buttons
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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
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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