South Florida Spring Button Auctions

1 Large early 20th C. hand colored transfer ceramic in metal. Here is a colorful and beautiful porcelain of a couple. You can in the image the women i

1 Large 19th century "Liverpool" transfer head button. Large examples are not always readily available as medium sizes seem to be more pre...

1 Medium square 20th century Sammoth Cat button! These pottery buttons from California have become quite popular in recent years. We have not had one

3 Small/Medium size 20th century pictorial examples. Here are 3 nice examples of 20th century Arita porcelain pictorial buttons. One example is the li

8 Small/Medium 19th-20th century pictorial examples. This nice selection includes three matte black Japanese Satsuma's a blue background example...

A medium 19th century cobalt base figural example. Here we have a very detailed heavy gold dotted example with two figures. Gold dotted cobalt border

9 Medium 19th-20th century specialized to Satsuma. Here is a nice small selection of medium Japanese Satsuma ceramic buttons including cobalt blue bas

1 Large early 20th century Satsuma pottery button. This nice example depicting a Wisteria bush was hand crafted in the province of Satsuma in Japan in

3 Medium size 19th century pictorial examples. This small card includes some wonderful examples depicting Japanese women of the times. Lots of gold an

1 Medium size earlier 20th century Satsuma Station Stop button. What a great button is this. The pictorial on this Japanese Satsuma depicts station st

1 Medium size 18th century porcelain pinshanked button. The beautifully hand painted garland of flowers and leaves on this over 225 year old button is

1 Large 18th century finely crafted button. We find this white metal button from the 18th century to be simple but very fine in its craftsmanship and

1 Large 18th century engraved copper center example. This is a gorgeous example from the collection of the late Shirley Case of Missouri. The copper c

1 Medium 18th C. gilded silver setting with red glass and pastes. This gorgeous late 18th century button can be found in green glass, blue glass, opal

1 Large 18th century Fabric button with horn and bone. Here is a button from the 18th century adorned with a silver coated horn engraved disk set over

1 Large 18th C. carved and pierced pearl button with green center. A stunning example of 18th century craftsmanship. This large scalloped shaped pearl

1 Large 18th century with engraving and punch design. Here is a very cool brass coated copper from the collection of Harry Case of Missouri. This doub

1 Large 18th century on natural material women and cupid. Here is a wonderful and detailed example of artistry of the 18th century. The colors atop th

2 Medium size 18th century tooled copper buttons. Here we have two absolutely beautiful examples of 18th century craftsmanship. One example is a two c

A large engraved early 18th century silver hunting fox button! This is a beautiful example to add to ones collection of an early hunting button depict

1 Large 20th century "Waddle of Penguins" button. This is a very cool and detailed silvered button of penguins. The silver work is incredi...

1 Large early 20th century oval button depicting a mouse. Here is a very detailed and wonderful openwork brass picture button. The detail is very fine

1 Large 19th century silvered brass cat button. This is a very fun and detailed pierced silvered brass button depicting two cats playing with a ball.

2 Large 21st century hand painted Russian buttons. Here are two exquisitely hand painted Russian lacquer buttons signed and dated on the backs. The lo

16 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This partial card includes several very detailed and nice Roosters. The lot includes a lustered

1 Large Sterling silver signed detailed Kitty Cat button. Here is a beautifully detailed laying down full body Cat button. Signed RF on the silver bas

1 Extra large 19th century high relief steel OME Whippet button. Here is a fantastic and detailed button of the Whippet dog embellished with different

3 Medium 19th C. brass buttons with different animals on them. Here we have three different animals depicted in repousse style brass obviously from a

1 Small size 19th century under glass fox head steel cup. Here is a scarce steel cup button. There are about 4 styles of small steel cups ever produce

12 Medium/Large 19th century assorted examples. Here is a nice selection of the ever popular steel cup buttons including pictorials, pearl inset and m

8 Large 19th-20th century examples including pictorial. This lot includes a wonderful turquoise enamel DF (decorative Finish) on a textured brass and

6 Medium size 20th century silver buttons with Mexican backmarks. Here we have a small set of buttons from Mexico in silver depicting a mask with move

20 S/M/L 19th and early 20th century assorted metal buttons. This lot includes several nice metal picture buttons. The lot includes Sarah Bernhardt as

6 Medium 19th-20th century pictorial examples. This small selection from the collection of Nikki Deal includes a nice heart shaped example, an Art Nou

24 S/M/L 19th century mostly metal including pictorials. This card includes some very nice examples including a small pattern mosaic in nice colors in

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

10 Medium/Large 19th-20th century white metal buttons. This nice card includes French whites, a fun silhouette of Sherlock Holmes, silver, a cool squa

10 Large 19th-20th century white metal buttons. This partial card includes some very nice examples including the French White owl head with gold luste

1 Large 20th century Plique A jour enamel Peacock button. Signed on the back EJ for the late EJ Peeler who was a very talented and gifted artist. This

10 Medium/Large 19th century assorted technique examples! This is a great selection of enamel buttons all pictorial examples including Fish, Fops, Flo

1 Large 1960's enamel pictorial by the late Herman Lowenstein. Herman Lowenstein was an enamel artist in the 1960's and made these colorful ...

3 Medium/Large 19th century cut steel border examples. Here are three lovely Polychrome painted pictorial enamel buttons all with cut steel borders an

3 Medium/Large 19th-20th century assorted technique examples. This card includes a beautiful red Basse Taille enamel Cupid with bow and arrow, an unus

42 Small/Medium 19th century assorted technique examples. Here is a beautiful card of colorful enamel buttons including Polychrome enamels, Champleve,

1 Large 19th century tinted background screen background example. This is a beautiful, rare to find in this condition, and unusual example to find. Th

25 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This lovely card of assorted identifiable flowers includes a large variety of materials includi

1 Medium size 19th century aluminum button. When the consignor sent me images of this button I pointed out to her that this is a more unusual example

1 Large 20th century Bethlehem pearl and abalone inlay button. These Bethlehem pearls with abalone inlay are not plentiful and this beautiful and colo

1 Large 19th century gilded scene pearl button. Here is a beautiful carved and engraved example of 19th century craftsmanship. The smokey pearl base i

1 Large 19th century scarce Flora and the Hind button. Flora and the Hind pictorials are fairly common in most materials like metal and Ivoroid, but t

2 Large 20th century carved Bethlehem Pearl examples. Here we have two different pictorial examples including a wonderful fan. Both from the early 193

1 Large 1 1/4" 20th century Bakelite and wood Anchor. Here is a cool realistic Anchor button made of thick wood with a salmon colored carved Ba...

1 Large wood button by French designer Henri Hamm. This very nice example was consigned to us from a collector who frequents France and often has purc

4 Large 21st century carved figural buttons from China. This small card includes 4 nicely detailed different Asian figurals. Issued: DIVISION 1=PRE

12 Large/Ex Large 20th-21st century including Frank Rossi. Here is an interesting selection of wood buttons in a variety of techniques including carve

25 S/M/L 20th century assorted technique examples. This card includes painted, Carved, Burwood, shapes, compass, and NRA paste OME and more, Issued:

1 Large shaped pictorial 20th century button by Herman Bangemann. This artist from Texas worked in several different mediums like carved pearls, metal

1 Large 21st century hand made lampwork CAT button. This whimsical lampwork is quite unusual. The cat head is realistic lampwork glass attached by a s

2 Medium size 20th century floral paperweight buttons. Here are two very vibrant color and detailed flower head buttons made of glass and in the style

8 Medium/Large 19th- 20th century assorted colored examples. This lot includes several nice examples including a really nice Jugendstil example, a red

1 Large 20th century Bimini glass Scarab button. Here is a gorgeous glass button from the 1940's in England and the Bimini glass company. This e...

32 Small 19th century assorted technique including Tingue. This card of beautiful ruby red glass buttons includes many incised and gold luster filled

8 Large 19th-20th century assorted glass including pictorials. This is a beautiful card of glass that Nikki Deal of Missouri compil Notice the large p

6 S/M/L 19th/20th century assorted material examples. This lot includes a great large oval silver Egyptian, an extra large hammered brass, a colorful

1 Large 19th century button called "First Kiss". Here we have a very detailed and beautifully tinted example of this mustached man giving ...

1 Medium size 19th century brass pictorial escutcheon example. This Norwalk pottery button is not a common example to find. The beautifully glazed bro

1 Large early 20th century tinted brass head of Teddy Roosevelt. Here is a wonderfully detailed tinted brass but of the 26th President of the United S

27 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This nice card of heads includes a nice colorful porcelain in metal with paste border, matter f

1 Large 20th century moon face button by Nikki Deal. I think this is a fun button by Nikki Deal. The moon face is made of embossed paper and quite det

1 Medium size 19th century Indian Moghul in silver button. These hand painted examples of people from India are not easy to find and this colorful exa

1 Large 19th C. colorful scene on BOARD in a gilded mounting. This hand painted evening scene of a couple on a stroll among the trees is hand painted

1 Large scarce 19th century colorful figural under glass button. Here we have a beautiful button transferred on paper of a detailed man with a muff ov

1 Large medium 19th century beautifully executed example. This colorful scene painted under glass and set in a gilded brass setting is nicely detailed

1 large 19th C. black and white architectural enamel scene. Here is a beautiful example for a monochrome enamel with great detail. The enamel has a cu

1 Large medium (1 1/4") 19th C. transfer enamel & fabric button. This is really quite an unusual button. The orange enamel with a transfer ...

1 Large 20th century Lily of the Valley Enamel button. Here is a beautiful enamel button. The variety of colors are striking on this wonderfully detai

2 Medium/Large 19th C. assorted technique cobalt blue examples. Here are two lovely examples of enamel buttons from the late 19th century. Karen Cohen

1 Large 19th century enamel of an 18th century gentleman. Here is a beautifully executed brass and enamel button in burgundy and pink gradations. The

1 medium size 19th century Guilloche & Emaux Peints enamel. Here is a striking and stunning example of enamel work during the Art Nouveau era. T...

7 Medium/Large 19th/20th century assorted material examples. This lot includes a 19th century ivoroid push up water Lilly brass scene, a large carved

1 Large early 20th C. Art Nouveau designed green glass background. Here is a stunning example of late Art Nouveau design. The flowing brass engraved d

2 Medium 20th C. Chinese reverse painted glass in metal buttons. These two buttons were imported by the late Lucille Weingarten of California and the

2 Large 19th century glass in metal buttons known as Gay 90's. Here we have two nice large jewel buttons, one with a black glass center and inne...

1 Large late 19th century brass glass in metal example. Here is a stunning glass set in metal button from the late 19th or early 20th century. The ver

5 Small/Large/Extra Large 19th century examples including mosaic. Here is a nice selection of black glass mounted in metal which includes a small Micr

42 S/M/L 19th century assorted technique examples. This card from the collection of Jose Roman includes a nice large steel cup with black glass and st

29 S/M/L 19th century assorted technique examples. Here is a nice card from the late Shirley Case of Missouri. The card includes Lusters and assorted

OVER 110 S/M/L 19th and early 20th Assorted technique examples. Here are two cards including pictorials, lacy style, lusters, shapes and much more. Ha

42 Small 19th century assorted black glass pictorial buttons. Here is a very nice card including many lusters and a large variety of assorted animal l

35 Small/Medium 19th century assorted technique examples. Here is a nice card of black glass including techniques such as tile, riveted, various luste

A multitude of assorted mostly 19th century black glass buttons. This nice bag lot of black glass includes an inlay micro mosaic, silver luster exampl

8 Large 19th-20th century assorted technique examples. This lot includes a nice Faux wood example, a great large cone shank lustered Rooster, a fan in

1 Extra large early 20th century high relief Rooster example. Here is a detailed and striking button showing a large high relief regal looking rooster

1 Large 20th C. button by the late Faith Strobel of two chicks. This nice selection came to us from a collector outside the button world along with se

1 Large 20th century paste OME oval openwork Fish example. Here is a very cool 1930's French white button with a brilliant all over paste jewel ...

1 Large 19th century beehive and bee pictorial button. This is a wonderful brass button from the Victorian era depicting a large detailed relief Beehi

1 Extra :large early 19th C. Coachmen's pearl Equestrian button. This very thick pearl from the early half of the 19th century used to be consid...

1 Medium scarce early 20th century Matte finish enamel bug. Here is a button that was prized and used many times by Jose Roman at NERBA conventions. H

20 S/M/L 19th/20th century assorted material examples. This nice card of Dogs includes cobalt Satsuma, Brass, ARTID plastic, Paperweights. Jasperware,

28 S/M/L 19th-20th century Deer examples including a Bimini. This nice assortement of Deer buttons includes a nice gold lustered white glass English B