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A RARE BUTTON EXAMPLE OF RONDE-BOSSE ENAMELINGA FINE AND VERY RARE 18TH C. DIEPPE CARVED BUTTONA LARGE REVERSE PAINTED 18TH CENTURY BUTTON
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Hollywood, FL, United States
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Buttons of Distinction Auction

Whitley?s Auctioneers presents Buttons of Distinction Auction, taking place August 9, 2020. This event boasts a dazzling array of specimens from the 17th through the 20th centuries. Highlights include select pieces from the Collections of Alethe Allen (Florida), Gerrie Meyer (California), Shelley Strick (California), as well as the remaining lots from the Collection of Mona Brown (Virginia).

In these 475 lots, you will find a 17th century genuine Smuggler?s Button; a rare 18th century cut-out design over red foil under glass button from Dieppe, France; Plique-a-Jour, Gin Bari and other beautiful enamels; fabric buttons including Passamentrie; colorful glass Tingues and other Division One examples; a rare 18th century copper with all over paisley design, as well as other 18th century coppers; several rare Lacy glass examples, including a never seen before auctioned scalloped star center specimen.

Other material examples featured in this auction include casein by Edith and Alan Brooks, celluloid, Ivoroid, rare horn buttons, scarce picture buttons, a variety of Bakelite, rare aluminum, many excellent Satsuma examples, a selection of Shibayama inlays, and much more.

We are happy to assist you with condition reports or any questions you might have, as well as arranging for you to bid by telephone, online or absentee. For more information call 954-866-8044 or email us.
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2 JAPANESE ARITA BLACK BACKGROUND BUTTONS: 2 medium size Arita porcelain buttons including a sailing ship. Also included in the lot is a nice orange on black Parrot. Arita porcelain was produced in the 1950's and 60's in the province of Arita
0097: 2 JAPANESE ARITA BLACK BACKGROUND BUTTONSEst. US$150-US$200
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A SCARCE 1930: 1 large Asian head of plaster with fabric tassels by Schiaparelli. The tassels match the paint colors of red, blue and yellow used on the plaster head. Elsa Schiaparelli was considered one of the
0098: A SCARCE 1930Est. US$100-US$200
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A DIVISION 1 OVERLAY 2 COLOR PEARL SCENE BUTTON: 1 large 6 sided pearl button with an overlay carved scene. This large sew thru shaded pearl scene is set off by the white pearl base. The scene is of a women in front of a fence and walking to the
0099: A DIVISION 1 OVERLAY 2 COLOR PEARL SCENE BUTTONEst. US$150-US$250
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A SCARCE EIGHT SIDED PAINTED BURWOOD SWAN BUTTON: This large Burwood swan button dates to the 1940's. It is 8 sided and painted brown. There were two companies making buttons like these, namely the Syrocco company of Syracuse New York and the
0101: A SCARCE EIGHT SIDED PAINTED BURWOOD SWAN BUTTONEst. US$150-US$250
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A GROUP OF THREE DIV. 3 WOOD INLAID BUTTONS: 3 large wood buttons with inlays of pearl and bone. Included in the lot is a bone inlay crab, a pearl and bone inlay dragonfly and a shell inlay crab. He bone and shell are engraved and pigmented.
0102: A GROUP OF THREE DIV. 3 WOOD INLAID BUTTONSEst. US$100-US$200
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FOUR ASIAN CERAMIC BUTTONS INCLUDING KUTANI: 4 medium porcelain buttons from the Kutani province of Japan. The lot includes a scalloped scene, a red background floral, a multi butterfly design and a bamboo design. Kutani buttons are on a white
0103: FOUR ASIAN CERAMIC BUTTONS INCLUDING KUTANIEst. US$125-US$175
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AN 18TH CENTURY OPENWORK CARVED PEARL BUTTON: One large copper pinshanked engraved and carved 18th c. button. Notice the shining liner behind the cut openwork sections of this beautiful 18th century pearl example. Large tin back and lovely
0107: AN 18TH CENTURY OPENWORK CARVED PEARL BUTTONEst. US$200-US$400
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A RARE RADIANT TYPE DIVISION ONE GLASS BUTTON: One small size radiant type glass button from the 19th century. This rare example is in fine condition and as can be seen by the image of the back of the button the blue glass is tipped on around the
0108: A RARE RADIANT TYPE DIVISION ONE GLASS BUTTONEst. US$100-US$500
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A DIVISION ONE LAVENDAR TINGUE GLASS BUTTON: One small size "Tingue" button in Lavender color. Button collectors call these 'Tingue" buttons, why, because in the late 1800's there were charm strings with 999 buttons sewn on them and those
0109: A DIVISION ONE LAVENDAR TINGUE GLASS BUTTONEst. US$200-US$300
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AN OVAL BRASS DIVISION ONE ROOSTER BUTTON: One large oval brass division 1 button of a Rooster. This example is called the "Cock and the Jewel" as the rooster in this case has a jewel in his mouth. The story is a fable from Aesop's fables. It
0110: AN OVAL BRASS DIVISION ONE ROOSTER BUTTONEst. US$150-US$300
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A WONDERFUL DIVISION 1 BRASS ROOSTER SET IN WOOD: One extra large wood based 19th c. Rooster button. In this example a large molded brass depicts a rooster head and is set in a mahogany wood base with loop and plate shank.
0111: A WONDERFUL DIVISION 1 BRASS ROOSTER SET IN WOODEst. US$200-US$300
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A DIVISION ONE OVAL CAMEO CARVED BUTTON: One large oval cameo carved shell button with open back. This is an example of a very finely carved cameo from the late 19th century, and set with a silver rim and bar shank back. You can see in the
0112: A DIVISION ONE OVAL CAMEO CARVED BUTTONEst. US$200-US$300
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TWO DIVISION THREE SATSUMA FIGURAL BUTTONS: 2 Large Satsuma pottery figural buttons from the 1930's. Each button in this lot is colorfully enhanced and shows a women or Geisha on one button and a man or warrior on the other. Satsuma pottery
0113: TWO DIVISION THREE SATSUMA FIGURAL BUTTONSEst. US$300-US$400
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A MEDIUM SIZE COLT MANUFACTURED ROUGE BUTTON: One Medium head button designed and produced in the mid 20th c. Designed and created by the famous Colt Firearms manufacturing company of Hartford Connecticut in the 1930's and 40's this two piece
0114: A MEDIUM SIZE COLT MANUFACTURED ROUGE BUTTONEst. US$50-US$125
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A SCARCE ENAMEL BUTTON WITH A PEARL BORDER: One large pierced enamel centered pearl bordered button. These buttons are not common to find and often are mistaken as a pearl button but in fact it is an enamel button with a wide pearl border. The
0116: A SCARCE ENAMEL BUTTON WITH A PEARL BORDEREst. US$100-US$300
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3 ENGRAVED SIGNED STUDIO FIGURAL PEARL BUTTONS: Three large engraved and pigmented studio pearl buttons. Each one depicting a different figure(s) and all signed nice examples and wonderful to find a set of all different examples.
0117: 3 ENGRAVED SIGNED STUDIO FIGURAL PEARL BUTTONSEst. US$100-US$200
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4 BIRMINGHAM TRADE LITHO BUTTONS: 2 Small and 2 medium litho buttons with pearl inner borders. These lovely ladies were produced in Birmingham England and depict a women on each button. They each have a pearl inner border with one of
0118: 4 BIRMINGHAM TRADE LITHO BUTTONSEst. US$150-US$250
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