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 CARD OF DIVISION 1 & 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL BUTTONS780 - A CARD OF DIVISION 1 & 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
10 S/M/L/EX L 19th/20th C. including enamel and lacy glass. This is a small work card from the collection of Connie Robinson and includes 3 sizes of a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
 
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A CARD OF DIVISION 1 & 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL BUTTONS781 - A CARD OF DIVISION 1 & 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
25 Small 19th/20th century examples in assorted techniques. This card a work card of Connie Robinsons includes Damascene, Niello. Enamels, Glass and m
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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A CARD OF DIVISION ONE PICTURE BUTTONS782 - A CARD OF DIVISION ONE PICTURE BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
23 S/M/L 19t/20th C. mostly brass including some scarce examples. This nice card includes the Art Nouveau design of the women playing a mandolin and r
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
 
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A CARD OF DIVISION ONE PICTORIAL BUTTONS783 - A CARD OF DIVISION ONE PICTORIAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
36 S/M/L 19th C. Mostly assorted metal subject matter examples. This is a work card obviously and compiled by Jose Roman including a variety of subjec
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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A CARD OF DIVISION ONE AND THREE MATERIAL BUTTONS784 - A CARD OF DIVISION ONE AND THREE MATERIAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
21 S/M/L 19th/20th century assorted material examples. This card includes a cool silvered frog, a nice lacy celluloid, Bakelite and glass, a nice engr
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION THREE JAPANESE BUTTONS785 - A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION THREE JAPANESE BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
14 Medium 20th century Satsuma and Celluloid Examples. This lot includes a nice colorful set of realistic shaped celluloid immortal gods from Japan al
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 110.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE LITHO BUTTONS786 - A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE LITHO BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
6 Small 19th century examples in the Birmingham trade style. This small card is for those buttons that are similar to the mountings used on Birmingham
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE LITHO BUTTONS787 - A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE LITHO BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
6 Small 19th century examples in the Birmingham trade style. This small card is for those buttons that are similar to the mountings used on Birmingham
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF JAPANESE ARITA PORCELAIN BUTTONS788 - A SMALL CARD OF JAPANESE ARITA PORCELAIN BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
6 Medium 20th century realistic shaped Noh Mask Examples. Here is a set of those mask buttons, not the 7 immortals, these are the Noh Masks and were m
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
 
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A CARD OF DIVISION ONE ASSORTED CELLULOIOD BUTTONS789 - A CARD OF DIVISION ONE ASSORTED CELLULOIOD BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
30 S/M/L 19th century examples including many Victorian style. This card includes a nice selection of these hardy and nice earlier celluloid buttons i
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 80.00
 
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A CARD OF DIVISION 1 & 3 ASSORTED CELLULOID BUTTONS790 - A CARD OF DIVISION 1 & 3 ASSORTED CELLULOID BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
23 S/M/L 19th/20th century assorted technique examples. This very nice card includes many great examples of early and later celluloid including severa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 80.00
 
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A PARTIAL CARD OF DIVISION THREE STUDIO BUTTONS791 - A PARTIAL CARD OF DIVISION THREE STUDIO BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
8 Large 20th/21st C. assorted material & subject matter examples. Here is a nice selection of assorted Studio artist buttons including a cool dr...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION THREE STUDIO ARTIST BUTTONS792 - A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION THREE STUDIO ARTIST BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
3 Large 20th C. unusual colorways Rzanski Jasperware examples. This is the last of this set of Jasperwares in this colorway that were custom made many
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF BRANDE RELATED ADVERTISING BUTTONS793 - A SMALL CARD OF BRANDE RELATED ADVERTISING BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
2 Medium oval 20th century examples of the Guiness Beer Co. These two buttons advertise the name of the Irish Beer company, Guiness engraved on a bra
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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2 CARDS OF POLITICAL PIN BACK BUTTONS794 - 2 CARDS OF POLITICAL PIN BACK BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
29 Medium/L/Ex. Lg 20th C. examples including Kennedy & Nixon. These political pin backs are quite the popular thing and some button collectors ...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
 
 
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A COVETED ITEM BY BUTTON COLLECTORS WORLDWIDE795 - A COVETED ITEM BY BUTTON COLLECTORS WORLDWIDE
Lion and Unicorn
1 Very ELUSIVE Button measure, the Linley Example. That's right this is the measure that all button collectors guard at all costs as they are no...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 110.00
 
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