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 DIVISION ONE SILVERED PICTORIAL FIGURAL BUTTON461 - A DIVISION ONE SILVERED PICTORIAL FIGURAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large medium late 19th C. "Scaramouche and Columbine" example. This is a beautifully detailed in relief example. Scaramouche is serenad...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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A DETAILED DIVISION THREE NAPOLEON BUTTON462 - A DETAILED DIVISION THREE NAPOLEON BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large detailed 20th century white metal depiction. Here is a very finely detailed button with the inscription around the outer edge "APOTHEOS...
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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A DIVISION ONE TOLE FIGURAL BUTTON463 - A DIVISION ONE TOLE FIGURAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large Medium 19th century relief figural fop example. This is a beautifully made tole and lacquered button with red tint and a full figured Fop of I
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF MARY GREGORY STYLE GLASS BUTTONS464 - A SMALL CARD OF MARY GREGORY STYLE GLASS BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
2 Large enamel decorated glass 21st C. cobalt children buttons. These backmarked examples in cobalt glass have become quite desirable among collectors
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
 
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A DIVISION ONE PHOTOGRAPHIC BUTTON465 - A DIVISION ONE PHOTOGRAPHIC BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large early 20th century photo button of children! This is a very cool example of early photographic buttons set in metal. The black and white photo
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
 
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A DIVISON THREE TWO PART COLT BUTTON466 - A DIVISON THREE TWO PART COLT BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Medium 20th C, rouge button from the Colt Manufacturing Co. These Rouge buttons are very desirable among collectors. This example has a yellow scre
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for 130.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION 3 PICTORIAL MATCHING BUTTONS467 - A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION 3 PICTORIAL MATCHING BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
4 large 20th century Bakelite and brass examples. This card includes three examples of a Gibson girl in brass escutcheoned to a brown thick Bakelite c
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
 
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A DIVISION THREE GLASS FIGURAL IN BAKELITE468 - A DIVISION THREE GLASS FIGURAL IN BAKELITE
Lion and Unicorn
1 Extra Large 1940's example of Genghis Kahn in brown. The molded detailed glass is accented with green paint highlighting the design of Genghis...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 225.00
 
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A SELECTION OF DIVISION THREE BONE IN WOOD BUTTONS469 - A SELECTION OF DIVISION THREE BONE IN WOOD BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
12 Large 21st century carved animal examples. This is a set of Chinese Zodiac buttons that were crafted in China in the early 2000's and depict ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION THREE CERAMIC BUTTONS470 - A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION THREE CERAMIC BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
4 Medium/Large 20th century Japanese Kutani pictorial examples. Here are 4 nice Kutani porcelain examples including a scarce large size. From the Kuta
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
 
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A PAIR OF DIVISION ONE JAPANESE SATSUMA BUTTONS471 - A PAIR OF DIVISION ONE JAPANESE SATSUMA BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
2 Medium 19th century figural cobalt examples. This pair of Japanese ladies, each button a different design but obviously go together are vibrantly co
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE JAPANESE BUTTONS472 - A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE JAPANESE BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
A set of 3 Medium size detailed 19th C. figural Satsuma examples. This set of three was hand painted and heavily gold dotted in the 19th century and d
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 225.00
 
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A DIVISION ONE PICTORIAL SATSUMA BUTTON473 - A DIVISION ONE PICTORIAL SATSUMA BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large early 20th century colorful and unusual example. Here is an unusual subject matter, Typically the Japanese Satsuma buttons depict Wisteria dep
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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2 SETS OF 6 DIVISION ONE BUTTONS474 - 2 SETS OF 6 DIVISION ONE BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
12 Small late 19th & early 20th C. natural material examples. This 167:184lot consists of 6 beautifully detailed Wax Resist buttons of an Asian ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF CHINESE TOGGLE TYPE BUTTONS475 - A SMALL CARD OF CHINESE TOGGLE TYPE BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
12 Small 19th century Chinese Mandarin ball buttons. Connie Robinsomn of Florida compiled this card of these Mandarin buttons . They are heavy brass b
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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A DIVISION ONE REPOUSSE COPPER BUTTON476 - A DIVISION ONE REPOUSSE COPPER BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Extra large approx. 3" copper Chinese Shaped pictorial button. Here is another beautifully detailed extra large 19th century or earlier butto...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 375.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE JACKSONIAN BUTTONS477 - A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE JACKSONIAN BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
4 Small early 19th century examples including cousins. This small card includes a nice Eagle and a horse in the Jacksonians and includes 2 cousins. D
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE GILT BUTTONS478 - A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE GILT BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
3 Small early 19th century Jacksonian buttons. This card includes a Basket of flowers, an eagle , and a masted sailing ship. These buttons were named
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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A DIVISION ONE BRASS PICTORIAL BUTTON479 - A DIVISION ONE BRASS PICTORIAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 19th century detailed handkerchief corner button. This stunning condition desirable 8 corner handkerchief corner example has a beautiful tole
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
 
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A DIVISION ONE UNUSUAL VERBAL BUTTON480 - A DIVISION ONE UNUSUAL VERBAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large early 20th century engraved silver example. This silver button has the verbal inscription on the front with a pictorial anchor and the word Co
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
 
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