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 partial card of division 1 & 3 metal buttons576 - A partial card of division 1 & 3 metal buttons
Lion and Unicorn
12 Large 19th-20th century including pictorial examples. This partial card includes a detailed openwork high relief 19th century lion, a nice high rel
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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A small card of division one and three metal buttons577 - A small card of division one and three metal buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A division one silver and brass pictorial button578 - A division one silver and brass pictorial button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A very hard to find division one pictorial button579 - A very hard to find division one pictorial button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A division one cool border button580 - A division one cool border button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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A partial card of division 1 & 3 pictorial buttons581 - A partial card of division 1 & 3 pictorial buttons
Lion and Unicorn
12 Large 19th-20th century assorted metal buttons. This lot includes a large copper button commemorating the Queen of England, a nice pierced openwork
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A partial card of division 1 & 3 metal buttons582 - A partial card of division 1 & 3 metal buttons
Lion and Unicorn
10 Large 19th-20th century including pictorial examples. This card includes all pictorial button plus a cool pierced metal and jeweled example. Take a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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A division one openwork detailed picture button583 - A division one openwork detailed picture button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (170.00) = 170.00
 
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A division one RARE pictorial button584 - A division one RARE pictorial button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A division one Rare brass pictorial button585 - A division one Rare brass pictorial button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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A small card of division three animal buttons586 - A small card of division three animal buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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:
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A division one silver pictorial dog button587 - A division one silver pictorial dog button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A division three studio artist glass button588 - A division three studio artist glass button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A division three studio artist pictorial button589 - A division three studio artist pictorial button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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A division three studio artist glass pictorial button590 - A division three studio artist glass pictorial button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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A card of division 1 & 3 assorted animal life buttons591 - A card of division 1 & 3 assorted animal life buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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A pair of division three studio artist pictorial buttons592 - A pair of division three studio artist pictorial buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A division three chunky Bakelite pictorial button593 - A division three chunky Bakelite pictorial button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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A division three realistic pictorial animal button594 - A division three realistic pictorial animal button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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A small card of division 1 & 3 glass buttons595 - A small card of division 1 & 3 glass buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A card of division 1 & 3 assorted glass buttons596 - A card of division 1 & 3 assorted glass buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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A scarce division one pictorial glass button597 - A scarce division one pictorial glass button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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A card of division one and three black glass buttons598 - A card of division one and three black glass buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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A card of division three lacy glass buttons599 - A card of division three lacy glass buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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A partial card of assorted division 1 & 3 Glass buttons600 - A partial card of assorted division 1 & 3 Glass buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (475.00) = 475.00
 
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A division one large jewel button601 - A division one large jewel button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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A card of division one & three assorted jeweled buttons602 - A card of division one & three assorted jeweled buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A card of division three jeweled plastic buttons603 - A card of division three jeweled plastic buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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A beautiful division one Gay 90 glass in metal button604 - A beautiful division one Gay 90 glass in metal button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 150.00 - 225.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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A division one glass set in metal button605 - A division one glass set in metal button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A rare division one pictorial glass button in metal606 - A rare division one pictorial glass button in metal
Lion and Unicorn
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,100.00) = 3,100.00
 
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A small card of division three English glass buttons607 - A small card of division three English glass buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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A full card of division one assorted glass buttons608 - A full card of division one assorted glass buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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2 Cards of division one assorted inlay buttons609 - 2 Cards of division one assorted inlay buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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2 Cards of division one assorted inlay buttons610 - 2 Cards of division one assorted inlay buttons
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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A division three studio artist button611 - A division three studio artist button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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A division one jeweled brass and pearl pictorial button612 - A division one jeweled brass and pearl pictorial button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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A division 1 engraved & 2 piece pictorial pearl button613 - A division 1 engraved & 2 piece pictorial pearl button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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A very RARE division one sporting button614 - A very RARE division one sporting button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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A division three studio artist button615 - A division three studio artist button
Lion and Unicorn
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...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (190.00) = 190.00
 
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A division one high relief button of a DOG616 - A division one high relief button of a DOG
Lion and Unicorn
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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A division three studio artist pictorial button617 - A division three studio artist pictorial button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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An incredibly carved natural material of Elephants618 - An incredibly carved natural material of Elephants
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 20th century pierced button from the Motiwala Studios. This fantastically carved and pierced button was hand crafted in India in the 1950...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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A division one pictorial natural material button619 - A division one pictorial natural material button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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A division one porcelain pictorial button620 - A division one porcelain pictorial button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (170.00) = 170.00
 
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A division one hand painted scene under glass621 - A division one hand painted scene under glass
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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A RARE division one pearl pictorial button622 - A RARE division one pearl pictorial button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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A division one overall jeweled button in silver623 - A division one overall jeweled button in silver
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large late 18th century Georgian jeweled button. These striking examples of Georgian jewels are always desirable among collectors, and this example
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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A division one scene under glass button624 - A division one scene under glass button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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A RARE division one ornate copper button625 - A RARE division one ornate copper button
Lion and Unicorn
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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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