Florida Fall Button Discovery, Day One 2025-10-28 Auction - 447 Price Results - Lion and Unicorn in FL - Page 17
A RARE George Washington Inaugural ButtonA very RARE hand painting under glass buttonA division one Dieppe under glass pictorial button
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Hollywood, FL, United States
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Florida Fall Button Discovery, Day One

Florida Fall Button Discovery, Day One presents a remarkable selection from a lifelong collection of antique buttons, books, and historical assortments. The sale features 19th and early 20th century uniform and military buttons, State Seal designs, and examples from divisions one through three of the National Button Society classification system. Collectors will also find reference volumes by Don VanCourt and Warren Tice that document the study and artistry of button history.

The catalog offers an exciting mix of materials and forms, including brass, pewter, gilt, and enamel buttons, along with hand painted and engraved examples. Highlights include carded assortments of uniform buttons, large mixed bag lots, and early groupings that showcase craftsmanship from the Civil War through the modern era. Many lots include notes, provenance, and identification details valuable to collectors and researchers alike.

Whether you are searching for military insignia, early patriotic examples, or rare state and civic issues, this first day of the Florida Fall Button Discovery sale provides a unique opportunity. With its blend of scholarship and history, the auction celebrates the artistry, variety, and enduring appeal of the button collecting tradition.
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A partial card of division three Boxwood buttons: 10 Medium/Large 21st century hand carved animal examples. Here is a nice small selection of Boxwood buttons from China in the early 2000's. These are quite desirable among collectors and have lots of
0385: A partial card of division three Boxwood buttonsEst. $200-$300
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A card of division three Japanese buttons: 25 Medium/Large 20th century mask and gods examples. This card includes a nice variety of mask buttons in various sized in natural material and plastics. The lot also includes 2 colorful sets of
0387: A card of division three Japanese buttonsEst. $250-$500
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A division one natural material inlay button: 1 Medium size late 19th Century Japanese Shibayama example. This example is not your modern example of this fine Japanese craft, this is one of the old examples dating back to the late 19th century
0389: A division one natural material inlay buttonEst. $150-$300
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A VERY RARE hand made woven Basketry button: 1 Large early Southwest natural material handmade example. Here is a button not often found for sale. From the same collection of buttons sent to us by a consignor with the Zia Pottery and Indian
0390: A VERY RARE hand made woven Basketry buttonEst. $200-$600
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A small card of glass in metal buttons: 7 Large 19th/20th C. incl. Popper glass and Bakelite examples. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who apparently specialized in steel cups and large jewel
0398: A small card of glass in metal buttonsEst. $200-$300
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An original box set of handcrafted glass buttons: 12 Medium/Large realistic shaped vegetable examples. This boxed set from the collection of Phyllis Ross of California boasts a nice set of 12 different vegetable examples with brass shanks all set
0400: An original box set of handcrafted glass buttonsEst. $200-$500
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A card of division one glass in metal buttons: 42 Small 19th century "Waistcoat" or "Weskit" examples. Here is a beautiful card including a vast variety of techniques like enameled, inlays, overlays, metal imbedded and more. There are designs,
0402: A card of division one glass in metal buttonsEst. $200-$400
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A division one engraved copper button: .1 Scarce large 18th century habitat under glass example. Habitat buttons from the 18th century are not uncommon, but this example is extremely uncommon as the habitat under glass is mounted into a
0403: A division one engraved copper buttonEst. $600-$800
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A division one inlaid silver pearl button: 1 Large 18th century pinshanked patterned and engraved example. Here is a beautiful pearl from the late 18th century with a silver overlay-inlay of lines and zigzags. The silver parts are finely
0404: A division one inlaid silver pearl buttonEst. $300-$500
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A division one beautiful Gemstone button: 1 Small 18th century yellow Citrine in oval shape. This sparkling example from the 18th century is a scarce example in small size. The citrine gemstone is set similar to the Stuart Crystal buttons in
0405: A division one beautiful Gemstone buttonEst. $150-$250
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A division one Dieppe under glass pictorial button: 1 Large 18th century hand carved natural material example. This hand carved example from the Dieppe area of France in the 18th century is set under a high dome glass crystal and set with a copper rim
0406: A division one Dieppe under glass pictorial buttonEst. $800-$2,000
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A division one under glass insect button: 1 Large 18th century Habitat example with a bug! Many 18th century habitat buttons are filled with fauna and bug eggs, however It is somewhat infrequently you see an example with a large beetle like
0408: A division one under glass insect buttonEst. $300-$500
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A division one engraved copper button: 1 Large 18th century 8 sided example. Here is a nicely 4 border 8 sided copper from the 18th century. The inner design of stars and ovals is first bordered with half moons then bordered with small
0409: A division one engraved copper buttonEst. $200-$300
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A RARE George Washington Inaugural Button: 1 Large 18th century oval center GW example. This button from the collection of the late Jeff Lee of Ohio was purchased in the 1990's by Jeff directly from the known collector and dealer in this type
0410: A RARE George Washington Inaugural ButtonEst. $3,000-$5,000
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A division one colorful jeweled button: 1 Large medium 18th century purple and clear paste example. Here is a beautiful Georgian era example of a sparkling gem like glass stones mounted in a silver setting. In very fine condition. Notice
0411: A division one colorful jeweled buttonEst. $250-$500