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 Riker tray of assorted material buttons376 - A Riker tray of assorted material buttons
Lion and Unicorn
55 S/M/L 19th & 20th century buttons including hats. This Riker tray (included) consists of an assortement of materials and a selection of assor...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A Riker tray of assorted material buttons377 - A Riker tray of assorted material buttons
Lion and Unicorn
A large assortment of sizes, ages and materials. This Riker tray (included) consists of metals, black glass, china's, plastics and more. Issued...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
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A Riker tray of assorted celluloid buttons378 - A Riker tray of assorted celluloid buttons
Lion and Unicorn
An assortment of various sizes and kinds of celluloid buttons. This Riker tray (included) consists of assorted cookie types, tight tops, and more. Is
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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A Riker tray of assorted material buttons379 - A Riker tray of assorted material buttons
Lion and Unicorn
A large assortment of sizes, ages and materials. This Riker tray (included) consists of an assortement of Bakelite including jeweled, celluloid and ot
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A heavy bag lot of assorted buttons380 - A heavy bag lot of assorted buttons
Lion and Unicorn
A nice assortement of mostly metal buttons including pictorial. This bag lot includes many assorted pictorials in various sizes, mostly metal but incl
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Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A Riker tray of assorted pictures buttons381 - A Riker tray of assorted pictures buttons
Lion and Unicorn
32 S/M/L 19th century metal pictures including Egyptian. This Riker tray (included) consists of several Cherubs and cupid pictorials along with severa
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
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A card of division one assorted picture buttons382 - A card of division one assorted picture buttons
Lion and Unicorn
21 Large 19th and early 20th century metal examples. This lot includes a variety of figural examples including Asian, Men, Musicians with Instruments,
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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A division one metal Fable Button383 - A division one metal Fable Button
Lion and Unicorn
1 Medium early 20th century silvered brass Ant & Grasshopper. Here is one of my favorite fables as I think the fable and the depiction are so wo...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
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A division three verbal and scene pewter button384 - A division three verbal and scene pewter button
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 21st century Battersea Pewter button of San Francisco. Here is a wonderfully detailed depiction of famous landmarks in San Francisco Californi
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A division three white metal sailing ship button385 - A division three white metal sailing ship button
Lion and Unicorn
1 Extra large early 20th century detailed picture button. This beautifully detailed low relief design of sailing vessel is either made of Pewter or so
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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A partial card of Division 1 & 3 Sailing style buttons386 - A partial card of Division 1 & 3 Sailing style buttons
Lion and Unicorn
16 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This card includes the detailed large brass version of "Perry at the North Pole", s...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 225.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A small card of assorted material dragon buttons387 - A small card of assorted material dragon buttons
Lion and Unicorn
10 S/M/L 19th/20th C. assorted material fabulous animal buttons. This group includes a great pierced brass and steel cherub on a lion, a nice green Ar
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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A card of division 1 & 3 fabulous animal buttons388 - A card of division 1 & 3 fabulous animal buttons
Lion and Unicorn
23 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This card includes steel cups, fabric, wood backgrounds, celluloid, brass, Bakelite and more.
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A small card of division one Religious scene buttons389 - A small card of division one Religious scene buttons
Lion and Unicorn
2 Medium late 19th-early 20th C. silver content pictorial buttons! Here are two very detailed silvered metal examples depicting religious subjects, Th
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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A full card of division 1 & 3 couple buttons390 - A full card of division 1 & 3 couple buttons
Lion and Unicorn
25 Medium/Large 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This card includes several assorted metal including a great and detailed oval copper, a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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A partial card of division 1 Beach & water scene buttons391 - A partial card of division 1 Beach & water scene buttons
Lion and Unicorn
21 Medium/Large 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This is an interesting card full of some really cool buttons. All the buttons are either
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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A card of division 1 & 3 assorted material buttons392 - A card of division 1 & 3 assorted material buttons
Lion and Unicorn
28 Small/Medium 19th-20th century assorted subject examples. This card includes a large variety of materials and a large variety of subject matter. No
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
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A partial card of division 3 assorted material buttons393 - A partial card of division 3 assorted material buttons
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9 Large 20th-21st century assorted pictorial examples. This partial card includes a nice tooled leather Owl. A large realistic carved bone Mermaid, a
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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A full card of division 1 & 3 assorted material buttons394 - A full card of division 1 & 3 assorted material buttons
Lion and Unicorn
20 Large 19th-20th century assorted pictorial examples. Here is a nice card of assorted materials to included hand painted wood, realistic enameled co
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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A full card of division 1 & 3 Asian themed buttons395 - A full card of division 1 & 3 Asian themed buttons
Lion and Unicorn
36 S/M/L 19th & 20th century buttons including Satsuma & enamel. This card includes a plethora of assorted materials all depicting Asian cha...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (190.00) = 190.00
 
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A full card of division 1 & 3 assorted material buttons396 - A full card of division 1 & 3 assorted material buttons
Lion and Unicorn
35 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted subject matter examples. This lot is a card of assorted materials, assorted subjects and assorted designs. A nice
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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A partial card of division one Background buttons397 - A partial card of division one Background buttons
Lion and Unicorn
17 Medium/Large 19th century buttons including shell. This partial card includes a great bicyclist, a notice square Victorian celluloid, a great steel
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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A card of division one and three of Squares on buttons398 - A card of division one and three of Squares on buttons
Lion and Unicorn
25 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This card includes a variety of materials either in square shape or a design with a square patt
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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A card of division 1 & 3 assorted Star pattern Buttons399 - A card of division 1 & 3 assorted Star pattern Buttons
Lion and Unicorn
25 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This card includes a wonderful large 19th century pierced enamel with a large carved pearl bord
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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A card of division 1 & 3 paisley pattern buttons400 - A card of division 1 & 3 paisley pattern buttons
Lion and Unicorn
25 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted shapes and styles. Paisley patterns are a highly collectible buttons among collectors. This lot includes several n
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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A small card of 1 & 3 Pattern & Pictorial buttons401 - A small card of 1 & 3 Pattern & Pictorial buttons
Lion and Unicorn
4 Large 19th & 20th C. assorted material buttons incl. Ivoroid. This lot includes a very nice colorful Pattern foil under watch crystal glass by...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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A division one pictorial Chinese Cinnabar button402 - A division one pictorial Chinese Cinnabar button
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large early 20th century carved square figural example. These figural pictorial Cinnabar examples like this are not always readily available and eve
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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A partial card of division three Asian buttons403 - A partial card of division three Asian buttons
Lion and Unicorn
8 S/M/L 20th century mostly Cinnabar buttons. This selection includes a snake, a rooster, several shapes and more. Issued: DIVISION 1=PRE 1918 AND DI
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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A division one colorful pictorial Satsuma Button404 - A division one colorful pictorial Satsuma Button
Lion and Unicorn
1 medium 19th century very detailed Japanese pottery button This detailed Satsuma button with lots of gold depicts a meaning that our Tin Dang has onc
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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A small card of division three Japanese buttons405 - A small card of division three Japanese buttons
Lion and Unicorn
4 Medium 20th century pictorial animal Satsuma buttons. Here are 4 different colorful Satsuma button from Japan in the miod 1950's. The Squirrel...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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A small card of division 1 and 3 Asian themed buttons406 - A small card of division 1 and 3 Asian themed buttons
Lion and Unicorn
10 S/M/L 19th-20th-21st century buttons including cinnabar. This small card includes nicely carved bone examples, a nice early silver toggle, pictoria
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
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A partial card of division three natural material buttons407 - A partial card of division three natural material buttons
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8 Medium/Large 20th century pictorial examples. This partial card includes carved examples, engraved and pigmented examples and realistic shape exampl
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
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A small card of div. 3 carved natural material buttons408 - A small card of div. 3 carved natural material buttons
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11 Medium/Large 21st century carved and or engraved Asian buttons. This lot includes a nice selection of Asian themed buttons imported from China in t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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A division one natural material pictorial button409 - A division one natural material pictorial button
Lion and Unicorn
1 Medium size 19th C. silver figural on a natural material base. Here is a beautiful silver Fop style figure pinned to a domed natural material base.
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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A small card of division three natural material buttons410 - A small card of division three natural material buttons
Lion and Unicorn
2 Large 20th century animal pictorial examples with self shanks. Here are two different large very cute realistic DOG buttons carved and engraved in n
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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A division three studio artist pictorial button411 - A division three studio artist pictorial button
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1 Large 20th C. Running Rabbit button by the late Faith Strobel. This nice selection came to us from a collector outside the button world along with s
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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A division three artist created pictorial button412 - A division three artist created pictorial button
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1 Large 21st century Russian Lacquer pictorial spider button. Here is a beautifully crafted Russian Lacquer artist button from the early 21st century
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
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A division 3 early French white metal pictorial button413 - A division 3 early French white metal pictorial button
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1 Extra large 1930's pierced white metal dolphin. These French white metal buttons have certainly become quite desirable in the recent years and...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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A division one pierced and jeweled snake button414 - A division one pierced and jeweled snake button
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large-medium 1 1/4" 19th century glass in metal coiled example. Here is a beautiful and detailed coiled snake in brass set with cabochon oval...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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A small card of division one paste bordered buttons415 - A small card of division one paste bordered buttons
Lion and Unicorn
2 Large 19th century buttons including glass and metal. Here are two different examples of paste bordered buttons from the 19th century. One example h
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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A small card of division one and three jeweled buttons416 - A small card of division one and three jeweled buttons
Lion and Unicorn
6 Medium/Large 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This card includes a wonderful scarce extra large steel openwork square with riveted stee
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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A partial card of division one "Glitzy" buttons417 - A partial card of division one "Glitzy" buttons
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10 Med/Large 19th century assorted paste jewel buttons. Here is a beautiful card of paste jewel buttons called "Glitz". These buttons do s...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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A partial card of assorted material early buttons418 - A partial card of assorted material early buttons
Lion and Unicorn
23 S/M/L mostly 18th century and early 19th century buttons. Here is a TERRIFIC card of buttons with some we had thought to sell individually but in t
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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A division one enamel button from England419 - A division one enamel button from England
Lion and Unicorn
1 Medium size 18th century blue and white "Battersea" example. Buttons like this are attributed to Battersea and sometimes Staffordshire E...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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A rare division one under glass button420 - A rare division one under glass button
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 18th century silver under glass pictorial button. If you are interested in 18th century buttons and want to add a very fine and unusual exampl
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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A division one Wedgwood pictorial button421 - A division one Wedgwood pictorial button
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 18th century blue colored example with figures. Here is a stunning example of Josiah Wedgwoods workmanship from the 18th century. The figural
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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A Very RARE division 1 jeweled copper button422 - A Very RARE division 1 jeweled copper button
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1 Large 18th C. engraved brass coated copper with colored pastes. This is an incredible button from the collection of Harry Case of Missouri who had c
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,200.00) = 2,200.00
 
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Another RARE division 1 engraved sporting button423 - Another RARE division 1 engraved sporting button
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1 Large size 1 1/4" 18th century running dog silver button. With a hallmark on the reverse and a very heavy large shank this GREAT, Scarce and ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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A rare division one engraved white pearl button424 - A rare division one engraved white pearl button
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1 Large 18th century Passamentrie and pearl with paste jewel. Here is a rare engraved pearl from the 18th century. The pearl disk here is engraved wit
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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A Division one wood and steel button425 - A Division one wood and steel button
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1 Large 18th century unusual steel button with wood. This button is a fine example of 18th century steel craftsmanship and is adorned with a richly ca
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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