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All Buttons are from my Personal Collection

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(Unless Otherwise Stated, All Cut Steels in these listings are Clean & Shiny!)

Lovely Large Brass Butterfly on a Satiny Copper Ribbon Bow - eBay

Created with Natural Looking Curves and Bends ~ Circa 1940's to 1950's

Meaures 2" Across the Widest Point ~ Perfect Condition - Unknown Designer

1902 Edward's Coronation Coin - $10.00

Real Coin - Measures 1 & 3/8" Across - Excellent Condition

Leashed Dog Barking at Birds - Old 1-Piece French White - $20.00

BBB P 307 #19 - Measures 1 & 3/8" Across - Excellent Condition

That is the Bird's Nest on Ground - Very Thick & Heavy Button!!

1800's Hand Chased w/ Tinted Cut Steels & Brass OME - $38.00

1-Piece Tinted Brass - Cut Steels in Gold, Silver & Blue Original Tints - Base has Gunmetal Tint

Hand Chased Scallop Design Border - Rolled Back Rim - All Original & Clean!

Excellent Condition - Slight Scratch seen Barely There: Cannot see it without Magnifier!

Measures 1 & 7/16" Across

Hector, God of War - Nifty Border Called "Dogs of War" - eBay

1 & 7/16" Across - Lovely Paris Back/Mark - Not a Buckle

See BBB p 417 #9 - Excellent Condition - Original Tint

"Hunter's Reward" - Original Tints - Great Details - $45.00

Picture is Inserted Into Rim - 1 & 1/4" Across - Excellent Condition

Native American Copper Design - Stamped Bow & Arrow - $10.00

One-Piece - Low Convex - Unusual Wedge Shank - Measures 1 & 1/8"

Great Border of Modified Shields!

Poodle in Crescent Moon w/ Cut Steel OME - $45.00

Original Tint - Hand Engraved Details - 1 & 1/4" Across - Great Condition!

Rip Van Winkle or "Peasant of the Danube" - $25.00

Original Tint on Mesh-Like Surface - Great Details - Measures 1 & 1/2" Across

Excellent Condition

Lovely Steel Cup w/ Bird Carrying Love Letter - eBay

Original Tint Brass with Hand Engraved Details - High Relief Fence & Bird

Measures 1 & 3/8" Across - Excellent Condition!

Art Deco Horse Head - Gold Gilt OME - $18.00

Nicely Carved - Measures 1 & 1/4" Tall, 1" Wide, and 3/8" Thick

Beautiful Condition - Finish Not Grainy in Person - Vintage

Back is Fully Gold (not as seen in pic) - No Smell w/ Hot Needle Test

Minerva ~ Brass Escutcheon w/ Interrupted Laurel Border - $40.00

Base is a Steel Disc w/Pressed Border of Grapes & Leaves (2 Borders)

Great Condition - Gold Tint on Center of Steel - NBS Large 1 & 11/16"

Dog Perched at Top of Helmet - Clean Steel - High Relief

Unusual Pierced Minerva Escutcheon of Gilt Brass - $20.00

Elongated, Curved Helmet has Wings & Wreath of Laurel

Measures 1 & 1/8" Across - Excellent Condition - Back Construction Similar to Paris Make

Arita Porcelain Gods (Not New) - $28.00 Each

Left to Right: Fukurokuju is 15/16" High ~ Jurojin is 15/16" High

Excellent Condition (some dust in photos) - Only Jurojin has Backmark

Designer Renaud Pelligrino Portrait Button - $10.00

Litho on Ceramic Set in Frosted Gold Metal - Measures Just Over 1 & 1/4" High

Not Metalized Plastic - See Bag for Best Picture (Wish it were Mine!!)

Renaud's Portrait Bag shows the Lady on the Button is the Lady on the Bag!!

Poor Photography, Sorry ~ Bag Photo Used Just for Showing Button

Cavorting Cherubs - Studio Artist Stella Rzanski - $12.00

Measures 1 & 3/4" Across - Excellent Condition - Signed on Back

Has Been Dusted Since Photographed!

Black Glass & Pastes Set in Lacquered Wood - $75.00

Highly Domed Faceted Black Glass Jewel ~ Surrounded by Pastes set in White Metal

Perfect Condition - Huge 2 & 1/4" Across - Original Pastes Sparkle Like Diamonds

BG /Paste Insert is Riveted to Thick Wood Back (see photo)

Huge Peruvian King - Unmarked Silver - $18.00

Applied Design of Peruvian King - Low Convex Pebbled Base - Greek Key Border

Measures 1 & 9/16" Across - Excellent Condition - More of My Crummy Focus Pix!

Waterbury Button Co. Salesman's Sample Card - $120.00

Listed Separately (elsewhere) at ~ LG $65.00 & Sm $30.00

Applied Design of Katisha (from The Mikado) on Wallpaper Background

Two Buttons in Silver, Two in Gold - Never been off Card

Very soft felt taped w/ kid glove leather to back of Card

Card Measures 10 & 1/4" x 6 & 1/2"

Smaller Katisha Measures 3/4" ~ Large Katisha Measures 1 & 1/4"

Card is in Great Condition - Buttons are in Excellent Condition

Tiny spot of green on LG Katisha Photo is Reflection!

A Wonderful Example of Button History!

Buffed Celluloid "Pebbles" - Set of 4 - $9.00

1-Piece - Orig Brown & Tan Color - Measure 1 & 1/8" Across - Excellent Condition

Huge Buffed Celluloid Wafer - Flowers Between Stripes - $30.00

Measures 2 & 3/8" Across - Low Concave - Sew-Thru - Lovely Condition

Reminds me of Wallpaper in a Victorian Hallway

Golf Club - Sporting Button - German Backmark - $6.00
Impressed Design of Crossed Golf Clubs & Balls Under a Wreath ~ 1-Piece

Backmarked "DIES DESSIN IST GESETZL GESCHUTZT."

Measures 5/8" Across ~ Excellent Condition

Victorian - Set of 5 - Twinkle Borders & Centers - $20.00

Mint Condition - Original, Perfect Purple Tint - Each Measures 1 & 1/4" Across

Double Border! ALL are the Same Tint in Person!

22 Feathery Glows! 6 Lavender + 16 Honey Lavender - $14.00

Beautiful Pearly Glow - Low Convex - Pressed Feather Design

Each Measures 3/4" Across - Very Pretty!!

Plaster Crest - Molded Creamy White Plaster - $10.00

Showing a Crest of a Lion and Horse Supporting what Looks Like Britain's Royal Arms ~ A Crown Topped by a Pennant Sits upon the Arms ~ Beneath the Arms Could be Writing, or Flowers ~ At Bottom of the Design is an Outstretched Ribbon - Color of the Design is a Nearly Black Green - Inserted Loop Shank - The Plaster on Back is Glazed to Rim - Measures a Hair Under 1 & 1/4" Across & 5/16" Thick

Michaelangelo Cherub - Prong-Set Gilt Portrait in Pierced Brass - $10.00

Intricate Low Concave "Cup" Setting - Excellent Condition

Measures 3/4" Across - Leaving it up to Future Owner to Polish

SNAKE in FLOWERS! Original Navy Tint - 1-Pc Pierced Pewter - $12.00

Repaired Shank - Brite Cut - Excellent Condition

Measures 1 & 1/8" Across

Astrological Signs ~ Five Buttons - $20.00 All

This Beautiful Pisces Zodiac Button can be Seen in the BIG BOOK of BUTTONS, Page 407, Row III - Made of 1-Piece Copper - "Very Fine Die Stamping of the Quality Found on Coins & Medals" - Made by Gilbert Green of New Bedford, MA in the 1940's - The Back is Flat & Smooth with a Cone Shank Like an Old Tombac Shank - Near Mint Condition - Measures 1" Across - From My Private Collection ~ Plus ~ Four Modern Zodiac Designs: Saggitarius, Cancer, Capricorn & Aquarius - One-Piece Yellow Metal with Self Loop Shanks - Each Measures Just Over 13/16" Across - All in Excellent Condition

STEEPLECHASE DESIGN UNDER GLASS ~ PIERCED SETTING ~ $10.00
Lithograph on Paper of a Steeplechase Scene of a Horse & Rider Jumping a Fence - Set Under Highly Domed Glass that Magnifies the Scene - Silver Metal Collet is Applied to a Rare Stamped & Pierced Border (See Photos of Fancy Back) of Silver Metal - Excellent Condition - Measures Just Over 3/4" Across Widest Point - Repaired Shank