Unbuttoned: The Spring Button Auction, Day 2

this is the 1990's version, the red copy. Here is a nice condition red copy of the Big Book of Buttons, the book that is considered the bible of...

3 Medium 10920's examples specialized to Garter buttons. These fun Garter buttons are very desirable among collectors. This lot includes 3 disti...

2 Medium size 1920's pictorial "Flapper" buttons. These old examples are very desirable among collectors and this pair are especially ...

21 S/M/L 19th/20th century assorted techniques and styles. This is a fun card of fabrics including old and vintage examples I a variety of techniques

3 Medium 10920's examples specialized to Garter buttons. These fun Garter buttons are very desirable among collectors. This lot includes 3 disti...

25 S/M/L Buttons by Helen Cooper with the "Dead Head" pattern. Here is an interesting and colorful card of fabric patterned buttons create...

3 Large 20th/21st C. examples by Connie Robinson. This lot comes from the personal collection of Connie Robinson of Florida and were hand made by Conn

12 Medium 20th century examples by the late Lois Calkins. The late Lois Calkin's buttons are something many collectors loom for and we have incl...

3 Large late 20th century examples by Kay Ferguson. This small card of these hand made lampwork buttons by Kay Ferguson are beautifully crafted. Kay h

3 EX-Large 20th century blue Jasperware examples by Rzanski. The buttons on this small card are all dated 2004 and depict various Christmas scenes. So

1 Large l20th century special lampwork example by Jacque Israel. These funky fun buttons were made by the late Jacques Israel who was a paperweight ma

28 Small 20th century Artist paperweight examples. This lot includes several Francis Weinman, a nice Thura Erickson, Hanson and more. A nice selection

1 Medium 20th century Basket paperweight by John Gooderham. The late John Gooderham of Sioux St Marie Canada was a big friend to the button world and

37 Small/Medium 19th/20th C. examples including Popper Glass. This card includes paperweight style including Millefiorie examples, foil imbedded inclu

1 Large 1940's black and gold lustered English Bimini glass. Here we have a Bimini glass in black glass with a gold lustered profile head in a c...

1 Extra large 19th century head in brass with brilliant steels. There are only a couple of buttons I now that are made this way. One is a dog head, on

10 Medium/Large/Ex Large 19th/20th C. mostly metal examples. This card includes some truly great examples. The detail and designs on these buttons is

1 Large 19th C. beautifully executed female bust under glass. This example of artistry from the late 19th century is so vibrantly colored and so detai

1 Large Medium 20th century realistic Sammoth Pottery example. These fun buttons have become quite the rage in recent years. They are pottery buttons

4 Large 20th/21st century colorful lampwork examples. This fun lot from the eclectic collection of Nikki Deal includes a variety of subject matter in

10 Medium/Large 20th/21st century colorful lampwork examples. This fun lot from the eclectic collection of Nikki Deal includes a variety of subject ma

2 Small/Medium 21st century realistic animals by Michael Pizczek? Not sure of Connie Robinson's handwriting here and if we got the last name s...

6 Medium/Large 21st century assorted Boxwood examples. These carved Boxwood buttons were imported from China in the early 2000's and Pauline Lum...

8 Medium/Large 21st century carved bone animal examples. This small selection includes some duplicates and some different realistic shaped animal life

1 Large 20th century three dimensional butterfly example. This heavy and finely detailed cloissonne enamel button was produced in China in the late 19

1 one inch 19th century hand painted example with paste border. This is a sparkling example of 19th century artistry. The brilliant paste border frame

A Small 19th C. Hand painted enamel of a horse with reins. This little hand painted enamel of the horse is an incredible attest to an artists talent.

1 Large 19th century brass deer head example. This is a beautifully detailed example of those desirable Handkerchief corner buttons. The 8 corner exam

1 Large early 20th century green frog on a shaped enameled base. I have always loved this button that was created in a variety of enamel colors. The f

8 Large 19th century examples in assorted techniques. This partial card includes a nice variety of colorful enamels. Take a good close look. Dimensio

1 Large 19th C. Ronde Bosse style button with a China backmark. This button is done in what appears to be the same technique as Ronde Bosse enamel as

1 Extra large mid 19th century pictorial example. These very heavy and thick bronze based enamels like this were imported by the late Alethe Alan of F

1 Large 19th century foil embedded pattern example. This is a beautiful sky blue enamel button with gold paillons in a pattern design bordered in cut

14 Medium/Large 19th century examples in assorted techniques. This partial card includes a nice variety of colorful enamels. Take a good close look.

1 Large 19th C. Polychrome and Champleve marine scene example. Here is a finely detailed and vibrant color enamel combination button. The detailed mar

1 Large 19th century hand painted balloon scene example. This exquisitely created enamel is one of my favorite buttons. The scene of people on the sho

1 medium 19th century Japanese Gin Bari Button. This striking and vibrant foil under enamel button known as Gin Bari work depicts a detailed fish. I l

6 Medium 20th century silver high relief Donkey buttons. These 6 matching buttons depict a big eared Donkey perhaps for a particular political party?

8 Medium size late 19th/Eearly 20th century including hallmarked. The late Jean Young of California was collector of many styles and types of buttons

8 Medium size late 19th/Eearly 20th century including hallmarked. The late Jean Young of California was collector of many styles and types of buttons

8 S/M late 19th/Eearly 20th century including hallmarked. The late Jean Young of California was collector of many styles and types of buttons includin

1 Small size early 20th century scarce Third Ave. Silver example. Here is one of those very sought after buttons known to collectors as "Third...

3 Large 19th century detailed pierced examples. This small card boasts 3 buttons in great detail depicting a Cherub riding a lion and bordered with cu

1 Large 19th C. lady playing a mandolin and riding a dragonfly. This detailed and fine quality brass pictorial shows the women and dragonfly in high r

42 Small 19th C. examples, a summary of 4 pictorial NBS sections. This nioce card covering all 4 pictorial sections of the NBS classification, Animals

20 S/M/L 19th/20th century assorted subject matter examples. This is a nice card to include several nice brass picture buttons, a couple of detailed h

1 Extra large approx. 4" copper Chinese Sea Creatures button. Here is another beautifully detailed extra large 19th century or earlier button f...

4 Medium/Large Medium 19th century examples including jeweled. Here is a nice selection of these desirable buttons by collectors. The lot includes a w

3 Medium/Large 18th century patterned examples. Here we have two 18th century copper with different pattern designs along with an 18th century wood ba

1 Large 18th century slightly risque En Grisaille painting! Here is another En Grisaille on natural material under glass 18th century example showing