Unbuttoned: The Spring Button Auction, Day 2 2026-04-15 Auction - 396 Price Results - Lion and Unicorn in FL - Page 10
ONE OF THE RAREST BUTTONS IN THE AUCTIONTHE RAREST BUTTON IN THIS AUCTIONAN EXTREMELY RARE PIQUE INLAYED PICTORIAL BUTTON
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Hollywood, FL, United States
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Unbuttoned: The Spring Button Auction, Day 2

Unbuttoned: The Spring Button Auction, Day 2 presents 396 lots continuing a focused offering of collectible buttons across a wide range of materials and styles. The catalog is structured around division cards and grouped assortments, with numerous lots organized by theme, material, and design. Glass buttons remain a central category, including pictorial examples and decorative forms, alongside enamel and metal buttons that provide contrast in texture and finish. Studio and artist made buttons appear throughout, representing more contemporary craftsmanship alongside vintage and antique examples. Additional lots include hand painted buttons, carved designs, and assorted groupings spanning multiple styles and periods. Day 2 builds on the depth of the auction with a strong emphasis on variety, presentation, and collectible groupings suited to both specialized and general button collectors.
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A GORGEOUS DIVISION ONE PIERCED PASTE PICTORIAL BUTTON: 1 Extra Large late 19th century sparkling Butterfly example. Here is one of those extremely beautifully made silvered brass realistic shaped all over paste jewel buttons. This example depicts an
0617: A GORGEOUS DIVISION ONE PIERCED PASTE PICTORIAL BUTTONEst. US$250-US$600
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A SCARCE DIVISION ONE COLORFUL ENAMEL BUTTON: 1 Large medium 19th century insect example. This button is one I have never seen in this medium. Typically this example is simply found in a brass finish but I have never see it in an enameled
0618: A SCARCE DIVISION ONE COLORFUL ENAMEL BUTTONEst. US$120-US$200
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A DIVISION ONE MULTI TECHNIQUE ENAMEL BUTTON: 1 Large 19th century very colorful plaquette example. This multi technique enamel button is not a common example to find. The base is gilded pierced brass with an all over Champleve enamel design
0619: A DIVISION ONE MULTI TECHNIQUE ENAMEL BUTTONEst. US$200-US$400
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A PAIR OF PIERCED ENAMEL BUTTONS: 2 Large pierced buttons with enamel with ornate borders. Here are two very wonderful floral buttons of PANSIES in Art Nouveau style and in colorful enamel work in the center and bordered with coral
0620: A PAIR OF PIERCED ENAMEL BUTTONSEst. US$200-US$400
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A DIVISION ONE COLORFUL ENAMEL BUTTON: 1 Medium size early 20th C. Arts & Crafts Plique a Jour example. Here is a multi colored French technique enamel known as Plique A Jour enameling. A variety of colors have been used as the
0621: A DIVISION ONE COLORFUL ENAMEL BUTTONEst. US$300-US$500
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A DIVISION ONE COBALT BLUE ENAMEL BACKGROUND BITTON: 1 Large 19th century incredibly made paste jewel OME example. I have always loved this beautiful enamel background button. I own one in my collection, and if you love enamels and don’t own one like
0622: A DIVISION ONE COBALT BLUE ENAMEL BACKGROUND BITTONEst. US$400-US$600
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A DIVISION ONE JEWELED PINSHANKED GLASS BUTTON: 1 Large 19th century clear faceted glass paste bordered example. This is a stunning clear crystal glass faceted button that is rimmed is silver with a brilliant paste jewel border and a single paste
0623: A DIVISION ONE JEWELED PINSHANKED GLASS BUTTONEst. US$120-US$200
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A DIVISION ONE SPARKLING JEWELED BUTTON: 1 Medium early 20th century Suffragette example. Here is a stunning high quality pierced fine setting with the stone colors representing the Women's movement and right to vote era of the early 20th
0624: A DIVISION ONE SPARKLING JEWELED BUTTONEst. US$150-US$300
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A RARE DIVISION ONE GLASS IN METAL BUTTON: 1 Large 19th Century Ivoroid and SAPHIRET Glass example. Here is a fantastic button from the late Victorian era of a pierced brass button with 4 sections of engraved Ivoroid (early celluloid) framing
0625: A RARE DIVISION ONE GLASS IN METAL BUTTONEst. US$200-US$300
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A CARD OF DIVISION ONE ASSORTED CELLULOID BUTTONS: 20 Large late 19th century Victorian Celluloid examples. Here is a great card of those highly collectible Victorian examples. Nice techniques, colors and borders in a large selection.
0626: A CARD OF DIVISION ONE ASSORTED CELLULOID BUTTONSEst. US$200-US$400
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A CARD OF DIVISION ONE LITHO "WAISTCOAT" BUTTONS: 9 Small early 20th century colorful examples in metal. This card includes several nice and colorful designs including gambling and game examples. DimensionsSM=Less than 3/4", Medium=3/4" to 1 1/4".
0627: A CARD OF DIVISION ONE LITHO "WAISTCOAT" BUTTONSEst. US$120-US$250
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A CARD OF DIVISION ONE CELLULOID BUTTONS: 42 Small 19th century Victorian period metal examples. Here we have a card of desirable buttons from the 1890's Victorian era examples. Collectors and creators love these Victorian buttons utilizing
0628: A CARD OF DIVISION ONE CELLULOID BUTTONSEst. US$120-US$200
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A DIVISION ONE HAND COLORED LITHO BUTTON: 1 Medium size 19th century Birmingham Trade style example. This transfer litho with hand colored accents is set within a copper rim and appears to be made in the Birmingham Trade style of buttons.
0629: A DIVISION ONE HAND COLORED LITHO BUTTONEst. US$60-US$100
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A CARD OF DIVISI0ON ONE AND THREE CELLULOID BUTTONS: 24 S/M/L 19th/20th Century assorted technique examples. This card includes tight tops, Victorians, 1 Piece 30's. pictorials, shapes, buffed and more. Nice big oval Red Egyptian and other fun
0630: A CARD OF DIVISI0ON ONE AND THREE CELLULOID BUTTONSEst. US$120-US$200
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE HEAD BUTTONS: 12 Small/Large late 19th century buttons including porcelain. This small card of Connie Robinsons depicts "Count Ferson" on each button, although I think it has been determined in recent years that
0631: A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE HEAD BUTTONSEst. US$80-US$120
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE LITHO BUTTONS: 6 Small 19th century examples in the Birmingham trade style. This small card is for those buttons that are similar to the mountings used on Birmingham trade buttons and are centered with a lithograph
0632: A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE LITHO BUTTONSEst. US$80-US$150
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A RARE PAIR OF DIVISION ONE LITHO BUTTONS: 2 Small early 20th C. buttons of Samuel Cody and his airplane. These two hard to find buttons come on a laminated board with a description of them by the late Jeff Lee of Ohio. They are celluloid
0633: A RARE PAIR OF DIVISION ONE LITHO BUTTONSEst. US$120-US$250
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A DIVISON THREE TWO PART COLT BUTTON: 1 Medium 20th C. rouge button from the Colt Manufacturing Co. These Rouge buttons are very desirable among collectors. This example has a blue screw on cap with the typical molded ladies head.
0635: A DIVISON THREE TWO PART COLT BUTTONEst. US$80-US$120
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A DIVISION ONE HAND PAINTING UNDER GLASS BUTTON: 1 Large medium 19th century painting on natural material example. Just look at the expression on this young women's face, I wonder what she was thinking at the time of this rendition. The colors and
0636: A DIVISION ONE HAND PAINTING UNDER GLASS BUTTONEst. US$200-US$400
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A DIVISION ONE HAND PAINTED SCENE IN GOLD BUTTON: 1 large medium oval 19th century natural material under glass. This is one of three examples in the auction, each depicting a different recognizable architectural structure. Each is hand painted in
0637: A DIVISION ONE HAND PAINTED SCENE IN GOLD BUTTONEst. US$200-US$400
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A DIVISION ONE UNDER GLASS FIGURAL BUTTON: 1 Extra Large late 19th century colored paper under glass example. This wonderfully executed button from the collection of the late Jeff Lee of Ohio comes complete with the historical information
0638: A DIVISION ONE UNDER GLASS FIGURAL BUTTONEst. US$400-US$800
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A DIVISION ONE DETAILED SCENE UNDER GLASS BUTTON: 1 Medium size 19th century interior scene hand painted button. The detail in this example is quite exceptional along with the beautiful colors the artist chose to create with. The scene is of an 18th
0639: A DIVISION ONE DETAILED SCENE UNDER GLASS BUTTONEst. US$200-US$500
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A DIVISION ONE PICTORIAL UNDER GLASS BUTTON: 1 Extra Large late 19th early 20th C. hand painting of children. This is actually a transfer on paper under glass with beautiful hand coloring in plum and blue colorations. The depiction is of a boy
0640: A DIVISION ONE PICTORIAL UNDER GLASS BUTTONEst. US$300-US$600