Florida Fall Button Discovery, Day One 2025-10-28 Auction - 447 Price Results - Lion and Unicorn in FL - Page 6
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 division three studio artist button: 1 Large 20th century oval porcelain pictorial example. Here is a beautiful and stunning unmarked oval porcelain obviously hand painted by a talented artist. This colorful and detailed tropical
0123: A division three studio artist buttonEst. $60-$120
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A small card of division three Wedgwood buttons: 6 Medium 20th century Portland Vase examples. It took Connie Robinson years to assemble a collection of 40 years of these each different colored examples from the Wedgwood seminar conventions. We
0124: A small card of division three Wedgwood buttonsEst. $200-$400
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A division three hand made pottery button: 1 Large 20th century? Southwest? pictorial snake example. Here is a very cool coiled snake button made of pottery in the Southwest pottery style but unmarked and unknown who the maker is. This button
0125: A division three hand made pottery buttonEst. $100-$200
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A division one carved wood realistic button: 1 Medium 19th century dog head with paste eyes. Here is a cool and detailed dog head made in carved wood and trimmed with brilliant paste jewel eyes. Cool button! Issued: DIVISION 1=PRE 1918 AND
0126: A division one carved wood realistic buttonEst. $80-$150
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A division one brass pictorial insect button: 1 Large 19th century example of a BEE. This detailed brass button with a lovely framed border is accented with cut steel OME and is a nice example for any collection. Issued: DIVISION 1=PRE 1918
0127: A division one brass pictorial insect buttonEst. $80-$120
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A small card of division one "Weskit" buttons: 6 Small size 19th century examples with dogs on them. Here is a cute lot, it includes a litho example and 5 under glass examples all in high quality settings. Issued: DIVISION 1=PRE 1918 AND
0128: A small card of division one "Weskit" buttonsEst. $120-$200
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A division one Inuit realistic animal button: 1 Medium 19th century natural material seal head example. Here is a very wonderfully carved Inuit button of a seals head. This is a little more unusual version of this type of carving than often
0129: A division one Inuit realistic animal buttonEst. $120-$250
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A division three pierced metal scarab button: 1 Extra large 20th century white metal and glass example. Here is a very cool design of a scarab made of iridescent glass and iridescent black glass set into an ornate white metal mounting and finely
0131: A division three pierced metal scarab buttonEst. $200-$300
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A card of division 1 & 3 assorted animal buttons: 25 S/M/L 19th/20th century assorted material examples. This nice card includes a Japanese Arita fish, a great size painted Burwood Scottie dog, an Alpaca Mexican silver abalone inlay elephant, a
0132: A card of division 1 & 3 assorted animal buttonsEst. $300-$600
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A division one pictorial steel cup button: 1 Large 19th century example depicting a Beetle. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who apparently specialized in steel cups and large jewel buttons, and
0134: A division one pictorial steel cup buttonEst. $120-$200
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A small card of division one steel cup buttons: 4 Large 19th century wood background examples. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who apparently specialized in steel cups and large jewel buttons, and
0135: A small card of division one steel cup buttonsEst. $200-$300
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A card of division 1 & 3 picture buttons: 30 Medium/Large 19th/20th century assorted metal examples. This card includes several nice examples and detailed ones as well. Notice the wonderful pierced jockey and rider along with the beautiful
0136: A card of division 1 & 3 picture buttonsEst. $200-$300
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A small card of division one steel cup buttons: 3 Large 19th Examples including pictorial. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who apparently specialized in steel cups and large jewel buttons, and lots of
0137: A small card of division one steel cup buttonsEst. $200-$300
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A small card of division one assorted buttons: 9 Medium/Large assorted metal including jeweled. This lot includes a beautiful filigree like pierced shape with a yellow jeweled center, a nice pierced pewter fan with orange tint and much more.
0139: A small card of division one assorted buttonsEst. $120-$180
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A Set of division three pewter pictorial buttons: 3 Large 21st century buttons by Battersea Pewter company. Here we have a limited edition set of buttons from the Connie Robinson collection who purchased them directly from Kathy Baughman of
0140: A Set of division three pewter pictorial buttonsEst. $120-$250
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A small card of division one steel cup buttons: 3 Medium/Large 19th Examples including pictorial. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who apparently specialized in steel cups and large jewel buttons, and
0141: A small card of division one steel cup buttonsEst. $200-$300
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A small card of division one steel cup buttons: 3 Medium/Large 19th C. enamel examples including pictorial. We recently received a small collection from a non mainstream button collector who apparently specialized in steel cups and large jewel
0142: A small card of division one steel cup buttonsEst. $200-$300
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A division one pictorial enamel button: 1 Large 18th century polychrome and pierced border example. Here is a beautiful black background enamel with a pierced brass and cut steel border. The colors of the Butterfly hovering over the
0144: A division one pictorial enamel buttonEst. $80-$150