South Florida Spring Button Auctions

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

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...

1 Large brass 19th century Boat & Architectural scene example. Here is a very detailed domed brass button with a pierced openwork border. The ar...

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

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

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

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

42 Small 19th century "Waistcoat" examples. Although the NBS removed this description of Waistcoats from the classification years ago old-...

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

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

10 Med/Large early 19th C. & later assorted paste jewel buttons. Here is a beautiful card of paste jewel buttons called "Glitz". These...

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

1 Large 19th century oval enamel with paillons & pierreries. This is a beautiful and pristine example of enamel work from the late 19th century,...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

5 Medium/Large 20th century Marion Weeber examples. Here are several nice examples designed and made by the acclaimed designer Marion Weeber. Nikki De

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

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...

4 Medium/Large 20th century Marion Weeber examples. Here are several nice examples designed and made by the acclaimed designer Marion Weeber. Nikki De

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

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.

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

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

1 Large 1930's patterned background white metal Scarab. These French white metal buttons have certainly become quite desirable in the recent yea...

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

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

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

1 Medium size 20th century Will Stokes Paperweight example. Will Stokes of Washington state made fantastic paperweight buttons, unfortunately for too

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

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

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

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

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

1 Medium size 20th century paperweight button by Will Stokes! Will, a very talented artist from Washington State made buttons for a few years and his

8 Medium/Large 20th century Bimini glass examples. This lot of the ever so popular English Bimini glass from the collection of the late Jean Young of

1 Large 20th century Bimini Glass Elephant button. Here is a beautiful relief glass button with lots of gold luster depicting a full body Elephant. Th

1 Large size 19th century backmarked full body color example. This full body amber colored lacy glass button is the only style collectors have ever fo

6 Medium/Large 19th century assorted pattern examples. WOW, cant believe were putting all these up together rather than separate, but here goes. This

1 Medium size 19th century beautiful example. Here is a stunning looking lacy glass button from the 19th century and brought to us from the Czech Repu

39 Small/Medium 19th-20th century examples. Nikki Deal compiled an extensive collection of glass buttons. This colorful lot of mediums and smalls incl

1 Small early 20th century glass button known as Coralene glass. Coralene glass is a technique where small glass beads were cemented to a glass base i

54 Small 1940's "Moonglow" glass buttons. This card includes yellow, green, re and white colored Moonglows with silver luster borders ...

15 Small 20th century paperweight glass examples. Here is a nice selection of paperweight buttons from various deceased glass makers in the 20th centu

42 Small 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This card of assorted material ball shape buttons includes a nice green Nailsea example, beaded

25 Small/Medium 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This card of ball shaped buttons includes a very nice Japanese Satsuma example, a bone e

44 S/M/L 19th-20th century Framed Japanese Satsuma Buttons. This incredible display is more than just for the buttons but also the incredible design a

14 Medium/Large 19th-21st century assorted material buttons. This lot from the late Pauline Lum includes several nice carved pictorial gemstones, carv

15 Small/Medium/Large 19th-21st C. assorted material buttons. This lot from the late Pauline Lum includes carved bone In wood, realistic shapes, a Ben

7 Large 19th-20th century examples including Asian pictorial. Here we have a selection of buttons in Earth tone colors including a large Bob Benson VI

1 Large 19th C. or earlier pictorial Jade button. This incredible genuine Jade button in large size from Chinese origin is perhaps several hundred yea

41 Small/Medium 19th/20th century assorted material buttons. This full card from the late Pauline Lum of California includes some nice Canton enamel e

1 Medium size late 19th C. foil enamel known as Gin Bari work. This beautiful Japanese button is done in the Gin Bari technique on a deep blue sky col

1 Large 19th century pink and green tri design enamel button! This is an exquisite button and with so many competition uses. I have never seen this ex

25 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This lot includes a variety of styles and flowers. Includes is wood backgrounds, Bakelite, Luci

1 Large scarce pearl from the 19th century. What makes this pearl scarce was explained to Bruce years ago by the late Shirley Case of Missouri who wro

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

15 Large 19th century buttons including pictorials. This lot of steel cup buttons includes a variety of different centers including brass and pewter.

1 Medium size 19th century Vegetable Iv. Centered example. This earthtone Vegetable Iv. Made from the Tagua nut is carved and set into a steel cup and

12 Large 19th-20th century including pictorial examples. This partial card includes a detailed openwork high relief 19th century lion, a nice high rel

10 Large 19th-20th century examples including pictorial. This partial card includes a great white metal Indian rowing a canoe, a nice French white of

1 Large 19th century full figured lady pictorial example. Here is a beautiful button made of heavy gilded brass with a detailed silver elegant lady fi

1 Small size 19th century brass childrens button with a Rabbit. When first shown this button by the consignor Bruce thought it was strange to be offer

1 Large 19th century brass with animal border. Here is a very cool relief brass with a Shell center design surrounded on the border by serpents and cr

12 Large 19th-20th century assorted metal buttons. This lot includes a large copper button commemorating the Queen of England, a nice pierced openwork

10 Large 19th-20th century including pictorial examples. This card includes all pictorial button plus a cool pierced metal and jeweled example. Take a

1 Large 19th century winged Cherub high relief button. Here is a beautiful Cherub button with great detail, The base is openwork and the border is eng

1 Medium 19th century button known as the Bather. This hard to find button is incredibly detailed and shows a women drying off after bathing. The wall

1 Large 19th century Gnome on a Trellis button. Gnome buttons have always been desirable and intriguing to collectors. This scarce example shows a det

8 Large 20th century realistic gilded metal examples. This small card includes a fun CAT, a Zebra, a snail, a lobster, a dragonfly and more. Issued:

1 Large size early 20th century realistic shape Terrier example. I find this to be a beautifully detailed example from the early 20th century. From th

1 Small 20th C. faceted overlay pictorial paperweight button. Here is a beautiful example of the fine work that the late John Gooderham (Goodrum as he

1 Large 21st century handcrafted fabric peacock button. Here is an incredible work of art by Camie Dyson of Indiana. She does not sell these beautiful

1 Medium size 20th century paperweight button by Will Stokes! Will, a very talented artist from Washington State made buttons for a few years and his

25 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted materials including cats. Here is a nice card of assorted animals including various bords, snakes, pigs, starfish,

2 LG. 20th C. different Animal buttons by the late Faith Strobel. This nice selection came to us from a collector outside the button world along with

1 Large 20th century carved black snake button. Here is a nicely detailed coiled snake on a thick chunky Bakelite button. Issued: DIVISION 1=PRE 1918

1 Large medium 20th century lampwork glass wildcat button. This very nice example was hand made in 1997 by Julie Clinton of Washington State. Julie an

8 Medium/Large 19th-20th century assorted technique examples. Here is a nice selection of colorful glass buttons including a large purple cone shank e

39 Small/Medium 19th-21st C. including English Bimini examples. This lot includes a couple of desirable Bimini glass including a small fly. The lot al

1 Small hard to find early 20th century Coralene glass button. Coralene glass is a technique where small glass beads were cemented to a glass base in

30 Medium size 19th-29th century silver or gold luster examples. This card of medium size black glass buttons includes a selection of silver luster ex

20 Large 20th century colorful assorted examples. Here is a vibrantly colorful assortment of these 20th century mostly Lacy glass buttons all in a var

26 Small 19th-20th C. assorted including Lacy glass and Tingue. This nice partial card includes several nice small lacy glass examples including a squ