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 DIV. 1 & 3  NATURAL MATERIAL BUTTONS521 - A SMALL CARD OF DIV. 1 & 3 NATURAL MATERIAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
5 Medium 19th/20th century animal examples. This small card includes a 19th century Innuit seal example along with a carved horse from the early 20th
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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A DIVISION ONE BACKMARKED RUBBER BUTTON522 - A DIVISION ONE BACKMARKED RUBBER BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Medium 19th century Dancing Frogs rubber button. This is a very desirable example for button collectors. A greenback Goodyear 1851 example. Dimensi
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Estimate : 150.00 - 225.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
 
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A DIVISION THREE CHUNKY BAKELITE BUTTON523 - A DIVISION THREE CHUNKY BAKELITE BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Extra large 1940's realistic shaped squid example. Here is a very cool carved Bakelite button in vibrant green chunky Bakelite. The button is ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
 
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A SMALL SELECTION OF DIV. 3 REALISTIC ANIMAL BUTTONS524 - A SMALL SELECTION OF DIV. 3 REALISTIC ANIMAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
6 Medium/Large 21st century assorted Boxwood examples. These carved Boxwood buttons were imported from China in the early 2000's and Pauline Lum...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
 
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A DIVISION THREE MOTIWALA BUTTON525 - A DIVISION THREE MOTIWALA BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 1950's gold vermeil silver filigree Peacock example. Here is one of those desirable buttons hand made in the studios of the Motiwala Bro...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 425.00
 
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A DIVISION THREE PICTORIAL PIERCED WOOD BUTTON526 - A DIVISION THREE PICTORIAL PIERCED WOOD BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 1940's example of a squirrel in Burwood. Here is an uncommon example of Burwood from the Traverse City Michigan company in the 1940'...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for 170.00
 
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A  CARD OF DIVISION THREE PICTORIAL BUTTONS527 - A CARD OF DIVISION THREE PICTORIAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
20 Medium/Large 21st century natural material examples. This card includes realistic shapes, set in wood, carved, animals, and much more look closely.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
 
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A DIVISION ONE FRENCH DESIGNER BUTTON528 - A DIVISION ONE FRENCH DESIGNER BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large early 20th century engraved example by Henri Hamm. This very cool button was purchased by the consignor many years ago from the French dealer
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 650.00
 
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A COMPLETE SET OF 20TH CENTURY LADIES HEAD BUTTONS529 - A COMPLETE SET OF 20TH CENTURY LADIES HEAD BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
3 Large size 20th century Acrylic Shot examples. These three detailed examples made of Acrylic Shot depict women posing in what was typically posed by
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 80.00
 
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A DIVISION ONE EGYPTIAN THEMED BUTTON530 - A DIVISION ONE EGYPTIAN THEMED BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Extra Large size 19th century wood and metal engraved example. I have always loved this button. The extra large wood base is carved out to allow for
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
 
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A CARD OF DIVISION 1 & 3 HEADS AND FIGURE BUTTONS531 - A CARD OF DIVISION 1 & 3 HEADS AND FIGURE BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
16 M/L 19th/20th century assorted material examples. This card includes several nice Lithograph examples, a nice colorful enamel with gilded brass, a
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
 
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A CARD OF DIVISION 1 AND 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL BUTTONS532 - A CARD OF DIVISION 1 AND 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
20 S/M/L 19th/20th century assorted heads and figural examples. Here's a nice card including a studio Ballerina by Dinae Ford, a nice old Satsum...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
 
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A PARTIALLY FILLED CARD OF DIV. 1 ASSORTED  BUTTONS533 - A PARTIALLY FILLED CARD OF DIV. 1 ASSORTED BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
77 Diminutive 19th & early 20th C. assorted technique examples. This large selection of Diminutives includes a plethora of materials to include ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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A CARD OF DIVISION 1 & 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL BUTTONS534 - A CARD OF DIVISION 1 & 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
25 S/M/L 19th/20th century assorted subject matter examples. This lot includes a nice carved oval shaded pearl ladies head, a detailed brass of Teddy
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
 
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A CARD OF DIVISION 1 & 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL BUTTONS535 - A CARD OF DIVISION 1 & 3 ASSORTED MATERIAL BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
23 S/M/L 19th/20th century assorted subject matter examples. This card includes a nice colorful transfer on porcelain with paste border, a large pierc
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
 
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A PARTIAL CARD OF DIVISION 1 PHOTOGRAPHIC BUTTONS536 - A PARTIAL CARD OF DIVISION 1 PHOTOGRAPHIC BUTTONS
Lion and Unicorn
18 S/M/L 19th century assorted examples. These photographic buttons from the late 1800's known as tintypes are wonderful examples of early photo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
 
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A DIVISION ONE COLORFUL UNDER GLASS BUTTON537 - A DIVISION ONE COLORFUL UNDER GLASS BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 19th century oval angelic women on silk example. The detail and colors the artists utilized on this angelic ladies depiction is quite stunning
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
 
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A DIVISION ONE HAND PAINTED FIGURAL BUTTON538 - A DIVISION ONE HAND PAINTED FIGURAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1Extra Large 19th century hand painted natural material example. This is an incredibly detailed and almost photographic looking example of a hand pain
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 425.00
 
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AN EXCEPTIONAL HAND PAINTED DIVISION ONE FIGURAL BUTTON539 - AN EXCEPTIONAL HAND PAINTED DIVISION ONE FIGURAL BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 18th century slightly risque En Grisaille painting! This is a very detailed example from the 18th century of En Grisaille work on natural mate
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
 
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A DIVISION ONE ENGRAVED AND CHASED COPPER BUTTON540 - A DIVISION ONE ENGRAVED AND CHASED COPPER BUTTON
Lion and Unicorn
1 Large 18th century beautifully crafted copper example. This beautifully engraved and chased copper from the 18th century shows a very vibrant condi
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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