South Florida Spring Button Auctions

1 Large early 20th century PEACOCK EYE glass 2 piece buckle! Here is an exquisitely crafted Art Nouveau designed 2 piece silver buckle with Peacock ey

2 Large 20th century 2 piece buckle including Casein. Here we have one very large 2 piece red Casein with a hand painted design on top along with a 2

A large 19th century 2 piece Satsuma set in metal buckle. Here is a beautiful and colorful buckle handmade in Japan in the late 1800's. The flor...

A Large pictorial earlier 20th century Satsuma Button Here is a very colorful and finely painted Japanese Satsuma button depicting a village and Mt Fu

1 Medium size 19th century hand decorated Asian figural button. I just love these hand made buttons in lacquered paper Mache in the Chinoiserie style.

1 Large 19th century stunning example from Japan. Take a good look as this heavy dotted gold example as it is quite a stunning example of 19th century

1 Large size 20th century Arita porcelain pictorial button Here is a large Japanese button from the Arita Province depicting a coiled Dragon in gold o

1 Large-Medium 19th century oval Shibayama Button. Here is a beautifully hand crafted 19th century natural material inlayed button in the Shibayama te

7 Medium size 20th century shaped Kutani Porcelain examples. Here is a set of the 7 Gods in a more unusual material of Kutani Porcelain. Most sets in

1 Scarce Large Shakudo button with a meaning! Tin Dang once again has explained the meaning behind the depiction on this great and unusual Shakudo but

1 Large medium 19th century very detailed Japanese pottery button. This detailed Satsuma button with lots of gold depicts a meaning that our Tin Dang

13 Small/Medium 20th century Japanese assorted ceramic buttons. Nice selection including Arita, Kutani and Satsuma. Issued: DIVISION 1=PRE 1918 AND D

39 Small/Medium/Large 19th/20th C. assorted material buttons. This card of Asian themed buttons is from the collection of the late Pauline Lum of Cali

1 Medium size oval 19th century "Pate Sur Pate" button. This example has been always considered to be in this technique of Pate Sur Pate b...

1 Large 19th century "Liverpool" transfer button. These very large size buttons in this technique are not plentiful, especially with color...

2 Medium size 19th century high relief colored glass heads. Here we have two different beautifully made white glass in metal with high relief heads th

1 Medium 19th century gold gilt silver example with fine detail. These examples are not at all common and this gold gilt silver is framed and accented

1 Large late early 20th century high relief sailor button. I have always loved this button for its relief work and its detail, not to mention after lo

1 Medium oval early 19th century button made of BERLIN Iron. Here is a true rarity in buttons as one of the only examples to ever surface in this mate

1 Large polychrome enamel with a rare silver resist finish. When Karen Cohen was writing her new book on enamels we sent her many images that she used

1 Large 19th century multi colored enamel in an ornate setting. Here is an absolutely gorgeous foil embedded enamel button from the 19th century. The

1 Large-Medium 1 1/4" 19th C. colorful Gin Bari enamel example. These stunning foil backed Cloissonne buttons were made in Japan during the lat...

1 Large 20th century enamel pictorial with a scarce paste border. The Motiwala Brothers of India were entrepreneurs in the 1950's and 60's a...

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 ...

24 S/M/L 19th-20th century assorted material examples. This card of ships includes a nice red Burwood, a very nice Satsuma example, glass, Jasperware,

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