Unbuttoned: The Spring Button Auction, Day 1 on Apr 14, 2026 by Lion and Unicorn in FL
A DIVISION ONE REALISTIC GLASS BUTTONA DIVISION ONE SHAPED COPPER ENGRAVED BUTTONA DIVISION ONE UNDER GLASS BUTTON
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Hollywood, FL, United States
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Unbuttoned: The Spring Button Auction, Day 1

Unbuttoned: The Great Spring Button Auction, Day 1 presents 400 lots dedicated entirely to collectible buttons across a wide range of materials, styles, and makers. The catalog is structured around carded groupings and curated assortments, with frequent offerings of division cards containing themed and categorized selections.

Glass buttons form a major portion of the sale, including pictorial examples and decorative designs, alongside metal and enamel buttons that add variety in texture and finish. Studio and artist made buttons appear throughout, reflecting more modern craftsmanship alongside antique and vintage examples.

The sale also includes hand painted buttons, carved examples, and mixed assortments spanning multiple eras and styles. With its strong emphasis on grouped presentations and collectible categories, Day 1 offers a comprehensive selection for button collectors seeking both variety and specialization.
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A GROUP OF BOOKS ON BUTTONS: 4 different books by different authors. This lot includes the full color copy of "The Colorful World of Buttons" by Viviane Beck Ertell, Bruce;s grandmother. The lot also includes "Antique Buttons"
0001: A GROUP OF BOOKS ON BUTTONSEst. $80-$120$30
A GROUP OF BOOKS ON BUTTONS: 4 different books by different authors. This lot includes the full color paperback copy of "Buttons" by Diana Epstein and Millicent Safro pf the famed store in New York that is now closed, Tender
0002: A GROUP OF BOOKS ON BUTTONSEst. $80-$120$30
A SCARCE USAGE/UNIFORM BRASS BUTTON: 1 Small early 19th century button with an American Motto. Inscribed on the front E Pluribus Unum, standing for From Many, One. This is the Great Seal of the United States and the button comes
0004: A SCARCE USAGE/UNIFORM BRASS BUTTONEst. $80-$200$30
A CARD OF DIVISION ONE UNIFORM BUTTONS: 42 S/M 19th/20th century assorted examples. Have a good close look at these assorted uniform buttons as there may be a sleeper or two amongst them.
0007: A CARD OF DIVISION ONE UNIFORM BUTTONSEst. $100-$500$20(1 bid)
A CARD OF DIVISION ONE UNIFORM BUTTONS: 69 Small/Medium 19th/20th century assorted styles. Here's a card for all you Uniform collectors, take a good look David. There may be some real sleepers on this card.
0008: A CARD OF DIVISION ONE UNIFORM BUTTONSEst. $100-$500$20
A DIVISION ONE LIVERY CREST BUTTON: 1 Medium 19th century Elephant with a Howdah example. This silvered backmarked crest button is quite detailed with a trunk up elephant and a great howdah.
0014: A DIVISION ONE LIVERY CREST BUTTONEst. $80-$150$30
A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE GILT BUTTONS: 5 Small early 19th century Jacksonian buttons. This card includes a masted sailing ship, an eagle, a floral example and 2 Jacksonian cousins. These buttons were named Jacksonians because they were
0017: A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE GILT BUTTONSEst. $100-$200$30