South Florida Spring Button Auctions

1 Large late 19th century silvered brass glass in metal example. Bruce tells us that some purists might not consider this to be a Gay 90 jewel and oth

17 Medium/Large 20th C. glass in metal examples including Bakelite. This card includes the large jewel non Gay 90 type examples from the early 20th ce

43 Small/Medium/Large 20th century assorted examples. Here is a card of assorted paste jeweled set plastics including celluloid. The lot includes an a

1 Large late 19th century true gay 90 pierced jeweled button. Here is a stunning example of a true Gay 90 jeweled button with ornate setting, pierced

1 Large early 20th century PEACOCK EYE glass button! These beautiful Peacock eye glass buttons have become quite popular in recent years and this larg

1 Large early 20th century Rene Lalique button. Here is an incredibly hard to find button from the French designer Rene Lalique. This is one of the 6

4 Medium 20th century Bimini Glass buttons mostly pictorial. This lot includes a real cool Dolphin with a verbal, a long legged bird maybe a crane, an

30 Medium 19th early 20th C. glass buttons incl. inlay & lacy. Here is a stunning card of assorted glass buttons including a beautiful pearl inl...

82 Small/Medium 19th century horn and compo buttons. These two cards includes a plethora of gold fleck and pearl inlays in a variety of colored dyed b

68 Small/Medium 19th century horn and compo buttons. These two cards include many flecks in compo along with many pearl and or metal inlays including

1 Large-Medium 21st century carved Beetles by Brad Elfrink. Brad is one of those extremely talented artists that is celebrated for his fine work in ma

1 Small 19th C. Gilded coiled jeweled snake over cultured pearl. This is an incredibly beautiful button showing a snake coiled around a chatoyant pear

1 Large size etched scene and smokey Eiffel tower united button. Here is a quite desirable button of the 19th century. It depicts a detailed carved sm

1 Medium size 19th century hand painted pearl dog button. This button from a larger set is incredibly detailed and hand painted in the Vernis Martin s

1 Large 20th century Sterling and gemstone coiled snake button. Here is a beautifully crafted coiled snake in silver and signed on the back "Su...

1 Extra large 19th C. Copper finished brass & cut steel button. This very detailed and fine condition button depicts a high relief dog head with...

1 Large 21st century button by the late Kevin Kinne. Kevin was a talented artist but a revered dealer in the button world and is sorely missed. His bu

1 Large 20th century pierced button from the Motiwala Studios. This fantastically carved and pierced button was hand crafted in India in the 1950...

1 Large 19th century painted and lacquered leaf button. We have seen this button before, but never in this kind of quality or makeup. The design, the

1 Small 18th century Meissen backmarked porcelain button. Here is a beautifully hand painted porcelain button with a 4 hole shank back and crossed swo

1 Large 18th century painting on natural material. This 18th century example is a lovely fishing scene with lots of detail and crispness to the painti

1 Large 18th century silver overlayed pearl scene with a FOX. After a recent NON Lion and Unicorn button auction, this button showed up for us to sell

1 Large late 18th century Georgian jeweled button. These striking examples of Georgian jewels are always desirable among collectors, and this example

1 Large 18th century colorful tavern scene button. We find this incredible button to be quite a beautiful example of art work from the 18th century. T

1 Large 18th century BACKMARKED gold and copper button. This is a very RARE copper button from the 18th century. The ornate design is done in gilded g

1 Small 18th/19th C. transitional George Washington memorial. This is an extremely rare button. It was made somewhere between December 14th, 1799 (whe

1 Large 18th century woven pattern under glass shield. This pristine looking 18th century pearl with a beaded style border accents the Rafia woven pat

1 Medium size 18th century painting under glass set in GOLD! This is a button to not pass by. This incredibly detailed scene is showing a person playi

1 Large Stunning 19th century painting on natural material. This uncommon button has a setting that is Stunning framing a beautiful painting un...

1 Large medium 19th C. blue jasperware head in silver example. This nicely detailed head on a dark blue Wedgwood background is set in a fancy silver s

1 Large 19th century silver deposit/resist button. Here is a striking example of hand painted porcelain from the 19th century of a winged cherub. Nice

1 Large 20th century Arita porcelain SWAN button. This beautiful pink and white porcelain swan button is incredibility detailed right down to the beak

1 Small late 19th early 20th century scarab/beetle button. These very cool glass inlay buttons depicting insects are uncommon in any size. This colorf

1 Large 19th century thick glass scarab example. This is beautiful example of glass set in metal. The turquoise colored realistic scarab is mounted in

1 Large 19th century "Teddy Bear" button. This hard to find button is very detailed showing the bear carrying a bouquet of flowers. A grea...

1 Large medium colorful 19th century Art Nouveau Bow design. This is quite and unusual and beautiful example from the Art Nouveau era. The flowing des

1 Large 21st century button by the late Kevin Kinne. Kevin was a talented artist and a revered dealer in the button world and is sorely missed. His bu

1 Medium 19th century RARE "Liverpool" transfer colored Butterfly. The name given to these buttons was given by button collectors because ...

1 Large 19th century colorful figural on matte porcelain. Here is one of the buttons from a rare set of Four Seasons buttons. This colorful depiction

1 Large 19th century Shakudo pictorial button. This beautiful button signed by a master craftsman in Japan in the late 19th century depicts a warrior

25 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. Here is a nice variety card of assorted materials depicting a variety of couples including danc

24 Medium/Large 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This lot consists of assorted heads including male and female, all in a variety of mater

12 Medium /Large 19th-20th century assorted pictorial examples. This card includes buttons from the late 19th to the mid 20th centuries and includes a

8 Large 19th-20th century examples including pictorial. This partial card includes the 19th century detailed Caravelle button with sailing ship, hot a

14 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This lot includes a great white enamel on brass, glass in metal examples, niello, Burwood and m

15 S/M/L 19th century assorted metal buttons including enamel. Here is a nice card of Egyptian subject mater. The lot includes a wonderful detailed bl

1 Large pierced 19th century repousse silver and enamel example. These Japanese Repousse enamel buttons are quite highly desirable among collectors. T

1 Large medium 19th century "DISH" enamel button! "Dish" style enamel buttons are quite sought after by collectors worldwide and...

24 S/M/L 19th and early 20th century assorted techniques. This nice card of enamels includes pierced, shapes, Champleve, Cut Steel OME, Polychrome pai

24 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted techniques and examples. Here is a nice card of enamel buttons including a beautiful Gay 90 style pierced enamel w

1 Medium 19th century coiled snake button. This detailed brass and red enamel coiled snake is accented with encrusted turquoise blue cabochons. A very

1 Large 20th century button by Sarah Atlee of a CAT! Sarah unfortunately no longer makes buttons as she is such a talented artist and we miss her magn

1 Large 20th century realistic detailed hummingbird example. This is a stunning and beautiful button. The sterling hummingbird is beautifully textured

1 Large early 20th century carved peacock eye design button. This beautifully carved and shaded pearl button was designed and carved to look like a pe

14 S/M/L 19th century shell including pictorials. Here is a partial card from the collection of the late Shirley Case of Missouri of pearl buttons inc

24 Medium/Large 19th century assorted techniques. This card includes several really nice examples including carved, engraved, shaded, overlayed and so

15 S/M/L 19th century shell including pictorials. Here is a partial card from the collection of the late Shirley Case of Missouri of pearl buttons inc

24 Medium/Large 19th-20th C. including a carved pierced pearl. This lot includes brass, white metal, silvered brass. The lot does include one carved a

20 Large 19th century pierced brass and cut steel buttons. This is a stunning card of brass and cut steel and includes mostly assorted pictorials incl

20 Medium/Large 19th C. assorted metal and assorted steel shapes. This is truly a beautiful card that the late Jean Young of California compiled. The

24 Medium/Large 19th-20th century metal examples. This card includes assorted types of metal depicting a variety of subject matter including objects,

8 Large 19th-20th century examples including pictorial. This small card includes a wonderful detailed 19th century elephant head, a 19th century green

35 S/M/L 19th-20th century mostly metal examples. Here is a nice card of assorted animals including a plethora of them and including Rabbits, deer, do

17 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This card of snakes includes realistics and other shapes. Materials include ceramic, bone, copp

4 Medium/Large 20th century rock crystal animal buttons. From the late Pauline Lum of California comes this nice small selection of finely detailed ca

20 S/M/L 19th-20th C. assorted animals including dragonflies, This nice card includes several snakes, frogs and Dragonflies, obviously an award that J

42 Small mostly 19th C. assorted material and subject matter. This is a spectacular card of smalls depicting animal life, Plant Life and other pictori

25 S/M/L 20th century assorted shapes and styles. This is an interesting card that the consignor Jose Roman compiled and won a second [lace on at the

15 mostly large 20th-21st century examples including studio. This colorful assortment includes some examples made by Nikki Deal of Missouri. The lot i

20 Large 19th & 20th century assorted subject matter buttons. This card includes a nice variety of subjects along with a nice assortment of mate...

35 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. Here is a card full of goodies. The lot includes a scarce horn with Ivoroid and paste, painted

20 S/M/L 19th/20th century assorted material examples. This lot includes a nice selection including blue and green Jasperwares, a nice holly and berri

26 S/M/L 19th-20th century buttons including pictorials. This partial card includes two extra large nice colorful Russian Lacquer buttons, wood. Horn

1 Large 20th century silver and Plique A Jour Dragonfly button This stunning and colorful example for Plique A Jour enamel was hand made in 1999 by Mi

21 Medium 19th-20th century in assorted material examples. Here is a lovely card of assorted flowers in assorted materials including a rare olive gree

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

The original printing from 1980 with the blue cover. This may not be the current printing of the BBB by Hughes and Lester but it is still one of the b

A large assortement of assorted material buttons. Here is a bag full of lots of goodies including metal picture buttons, Ivoroids, Victorian celluloid

A large assortement of assorted celluloid style buttons. This bag lot includes over 2" examples, tight tops, wafers, 1 piece 30's and more....

A nice assortement of mostly metal buttons including pictorial. This bag lot includes lots of small metals including lots of picture buttons. Issued:

A large assortement of assorted celluloid style buttons. In this bag you'll find pictorials, over 2" examples, shapes, 1 piece 30's and...

A multitude of assorted materials from the 19th & 20th centuries. This bag lot includes many pictorial metals along with plastics and other mate...

A large assortement of assorted celluloid style buttons. This bag lot includes glass in casein or celluloid, over 2" examples, cookies, tight t...

A multitude of assorted materials from the 19th & 20th centuries. Here is a heavy and cool bag lot of buttons including pictorials, Lucite, jewe...

A large assortement of assorted material buttons. This bag is another bag full of a variety including metal pictures, Bakelite, Large jewels, Celluloi

A large assortement of assorted material buttons. Here is another bag of a large variety to include, porcelains, celluloids, metal pictures, Bakelite,

6 Medium and large Riker cases for sorting buttons. This lot includes divided Riker cases and some with white cotton foam. These are in good condition

This is a lot of 5 DROP IN nice quality examples. This lot of 5 includes 3 of the regular depth examples and 2 deep example to host those thicker butt

This is a lot of 5 DROP IN nice quality examples. This lot of 5 includes 3 of the regular depth examples and 2 deep example to host those thicker butt

This is a lot of 5 DROP IN nice quality examples. This lot of 5 includes 3 of the regular depth examples and 2 deep example to host those thicker butt

This is a lot of 5 DROP IN nice quality examples. This lot of 5 includes 4 of the regular depth examples and 1 deep example to host those thicker butt

3 Different informative books on buttons including "Fun Buttons". This lot includes the Little tiny book by the late Diana Epstein. This i...

3 Informative and must have books on buttons. This lot includes the colorful and very detailed book on Buttons by non other than our very own NBS show

This large book was written by Viviane Beck Ertell. This book was the first button book produced in all color and was printed by Pyne Press of New Jer

This large book was written by Peggy Ann Osborne. This book was created by longtime collector and aficionado, Peggy Osborne, whose parents were also c