Unbuttoned: The Spring Button Auction, Day 2

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Unbuttoned: The Spring Button Auction, Day 2 presents 396 lots continuing a focused offering of collectible buttons across a wide range of materials and styles. The catalog is structured around division cards and grouped assortments, with numerous lots organized by theme, material, and design.



Glass buttons remain a central category, including pictorial examples and decorative forms, alongside enamel and metal buttons that provide contrast in texture and finish. Studio and artist made buttons appear throughout, representing more contemporary craftsmanship alongside vintage and antique examples.



Additional lots include hand painted buttons, carved designs, and assorted groupings spanning multiple styles and periods. Day 2 builds on the depth of the auction with a strong emphasis on variety, presentation, and collectible groupings suited to both specialized and general button collectors.
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE LACY GLASS BUTTONS601 - A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE LACY GLASS BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
4 Small 19th century colorful examples. This card includes 4 different examples of the ever desirable Lacy Glass buttons from the Czech Republic from
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
 
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A BOX LOT OF 5 CARDS OF BUTTONS602 - A BOX LOT OF 5 CARDS OF BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
208 Small 20th century assorted West German glass examples. This box lot includes a RAINBOW of colors, in fact I think every color of the rainbow is i
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 110.00
 
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A SCARCE DIVISION ONE BLACK GLASS PICTORIAL BUTTON603 - A SCARCE DIVISION ONE BLACK GLASS PICTORIAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 19th century hand painted sheet overlay example. Here is a wonderful and scarce black glass button from the 19th century. The black glass bas
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 1,300.00
 
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A BOX LOT OF 6 CARDS OF BUTTONS604 - A BOX LOT OF 6 CARDS OF BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
219 Small/Medium 19th/20th C. assorted black glass examples. This box lot spans the late 19th century to the mid 20th century in black glass including
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
 
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A SCARCE DIVISION ONE BLACK GLASS PICTORIAL BUTTON605 - A SCARCE DIVISION ONE BLACK GLASS PICTORIAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Small 19th century hand painted sheet overlay example. Here is a wonderful and scarce black glass button from the 19th century. The black glass bas
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
 
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A NICE BAG LOT OF DIVISION ONE BLACK GLASS BUTTONS606 - A NICE BAG LOT OF DIVISION ONE BLACK GLASS BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
An assortement of 19th century examples in various techniques. This bag lot full of assorted black glass includes lusters, incised, shapes, pictorials
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 80.00
 
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A MIXED BAG LOT OF ASSORTED MATERIAL BUTTONS607 - A MIXED BAG LOT OF ASSORTED MATERIAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
Mostly division one with some later examples, mostly metal. This bag lot includes small metals suitable for collecting and suitable for crafting, the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
 
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A BOX LOT OF 5 CARDS OF BUTTONS608 - A BOX LOT OF 5 CARDS OF BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
192 Small 19th century assorted metal buttons. This box lot includes brass, cut steel, pewter, tinted, patterns, pictorials and much more. Great for t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
 
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A BAG LOT OF DIVISION ONE METAL PICTURE BUTTONS609 - A BAG LOT OF DIVISION ONE METAL PICTURE BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
A nice selection of assorted pictorial examples including a cat. This bag includes a large selection of various mostly brass buttons from the late 19t
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
 
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A BOX LOT OF 5 CARDS OF BUTTONS610 - A BOX LOT OF 5 CARDS OF BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
163 Small/Medium 19th C. specialized to composition and horn. These cards includes a variety of inlays, flecks, colors and more. A nice large selectio
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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A CARD OF DIVISION ONE ASSORTED INLAY BUTTONS611 - A CARD OF DIVISION ONE ASSORTED INLAY BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
59 Small 19th century horn and compo examples. This large selection of inlays includes many pearl inlay, brass, flecks and more. DimensionsSM=Less th
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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A BOX LOT OF 5 CARDS OF BUTTONS612 - A BOX LOT OF 5 CARDS OF BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
161 19th century examples of horn and rubber buttons. Here is a plethora of these black and brown molded design buttons from the Victorian period. Tak
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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A CARD OF DIVISION ONE ASSORTED COMPOSITION BUTTONS613 - A CARD OF DIVISION ONE ASSORTED COMPOSITION BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
24 S/M/L 19th century assorted technique examples. This card of Composition includes many unique and cool examples with pictorials, OME's, shape...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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A PARTIAL CARD OF DIVISION ONE AND THREE HORN BUTTONS614 - A PARTIAL CARD OF DIVISION ONE AND THREE HORN BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
11 Large/Ex. Large 19th/20th century examples including animals. Here is a nice selection of horn buttons including a great extra large realistic engr
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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A DIVISION  ONE HIGH RELIEF ANIMAL HEAD BUTTON615 - A DIVISION ONE HIGH RELIEF ANIMAL HEAD BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Extra large 19th century detailed dog example. This is a fantastic and finely made picture button of the 19th century. The high relief realistic sha
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 110.00
 
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A DIVISION THREE PICTORIAL ANIMAL BUTTON616 - A DIVISION THREE PICTORIAL ANIMAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 20th century scarce acrylic shot example. Here is a very cool example from the Nikki Deal collection. This acrylic shot on a blue base depicts
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for 80.00
 
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A GORGEOUS DIVISION ONE PIERCED PASTE PICTORIAL BUTTON617 - A GORGEOUS DIVISION ONE PIERCED PASTE PICTORIAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Extra Large late 19th century sparkling Butterfly example. Here is one of those extremely beautifully made silvered brass realistic shaped all over
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Estimate : 250.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 750.00
 
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A SCARCE DIVISION ONE COLORFUL ENAMEL BUTTON618 - A SCARCE DIVISION ONE COLORFUL ENAMEL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large medium 19th century insect example. This button is one I have never seen in this medium. Typically this example is simply found in a brass fin
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 425.00
 
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A DIVISION ONE MULTI TECHNIQUE ENAMEL BUTTON619 - A DIVISION ONE MULTI TECHNIQUE ENAMEL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 19th century very colorful plaquette example. This multi technique enamel button is not a common example to find. The base is gilded pierced b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 375.00
 
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A PAIR OF PIERCED ENAMEL BUTTONS620 - A PAIR OF PIERCED ENAMEL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
2 Large pierced buttons with enamel with ornate borders. Here are two very wonderful floral buttons of PANSIES in Art Nouveau style and in colorful e
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 1,200.00
 
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