Unbuttoned: The Spring Button Auction, Day 2 2026-04-15 Auction - 396 Price Results - Lion and Unicorn in FL - Page 12
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 SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE GILT BUTTONS: 5 Small early 19th century Jacksonian buttons. This card includes an elegant prancing horse, an eagle with 13 stars, a floral example and 2 Jacksonian cousins. These buttons were named Jacksonians
0665: A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE GILT BUTTONSEst. US$100-US$200
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION THREE DAMASCENE BUTTONS: 6 Medium 20th century examples including vintage and studio. This lot includes some nice old examples along with an example made by the studio artist Mario Ballesteros in commemoration of the
0666: A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION THREE DAMASCENE BUTTONSEst. US$80-US$120
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A DIVISION THREE VERY COOL WHALE BUTTON: 1 Large 20th Century Sterling example by Sid Bell. Sid Bell's buttons have become quite desirable and I am sure this backmarked and signed Whale example will find its new home very shortly. This
0667: A DIVISION THREE VERY COOL WHALE BUTTONEst. US$80-US$200
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION THREE STUDIO ARTIST BUTTONS: 2 Extra Large 20th century special edition examples by Rzanski. The buttons on this small card were custom made in this colorway and we are almost at the end of selling these limited quantity
0668: A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION THREE STUDIO ARTIST BUTTONSEst. US$120-US$200
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A DIVISION THREE STUDIO ARTIST BUTTON: 1 Large engraved Pin Shell Peacock by Nancy Dubois of New Jersey. We have stated this in previous auctions that Nancy is one of the very talented artists that the button world has had the pleasure of
0669: A DIVISION THREE STUDIO ARTIST BUTTONEst. US$120-US$200
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A DIVISION ONE REALISTIC BIRD BUTTON: 1 Large early 20th century spinach Jade long legged bird example. Here is a beautifully crafted dark green "Spinach" jade button of a realistic long legged bord. Nice thick jade an inserted shank.
0670: A DIVISION ONE REALISTIC BIRD BUTTONEst. US$120-US$250
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A DIVISION THREE INCREDIBLE GEMSTONE BUTTON: 1 Large 20th century multi colored Boulder OPAL example. This highly prized natural and very durable variety of Opal gemstones comes from the Cretaceous rocks of Queensland Australia. These opals
0671: A DIVISION THREE INCREDIBLE GEMSTONE BUTTONEst. US$300-US$600
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A RARE AND UNUSUAL REALISTIC BUTTERFLY BUTTON: 1 Large late 19th century pierced Gemstone example. This is a beautiful and wonderful engraved and pierced Carnelian stone carved in the realistic shape of a butterfly. DimensionsSM=Less than 3/4",
0672: A RARE AND UNUSUAL REALISTIC BUTTERFLY BUTTONEst. US$200-US$400
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A RARE DIVISION ONE GLASS IN METAL BUTTON: 1 Large pierced 19th century Victorian celluloid example. Bruce told us he was blown away to fInd this button on a card from the collection of Nikki Deal. I had never seen this button before now and
0673: A RARE DIVISION ONE GLASS IN METAL BUTTONEst. US$300-US$500
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISIO ONE LARGE JEWEL BUTTONS: 6 Large 19th/20tyh century examples including Gay 90's. This lot includes a large pierced brass Gay 90 example with a rust brown cabochon center glass jewel like stone along with 5 early 20th century
0674: A SMALL CARD OF DIVISIO ONE LARGE JEWEL BUTTONSEst. US$120-US$200
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A DIVISION ONE LARGE ORNATE JEWELED BUTTON: 1 Large late 19th century Gay 90's example. Here is a beautiful and ornate detailed example of a genuine Gay 90 button. This example is a pierced example with a large faceted gemstone like glass
0675: A DIVISION ONE LARGE ORNATE JEWELED BUTTONEst. US$80-US$150
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE LARGE JEWLED BUTTONS: 3 Large 19th century authentic Gay 90 examples. This small card includes some wonderful examples of these desirable type buttons known as Gay 90's as they were produced in the 1890's. This lot is for
0676: A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION ONE LARGE JEWLED BUTTONSEst. US$200-US$400
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A DIVISION ONE LARGE ORNATE JEWELED BUTTON: 1 Large late 19th century Gay 90's example. Here is a beautiful and ornate detailed example of a genuine Gay 90 button. This example is a pierced openwork design with a large cabochon intermixed
0677: A DIVISION ONE LARGE ORNATE JEWELED BUTTONEst. US$80-US$150
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A DIVISION ONE ASIAN THEMED BUTTON: 1 Medium square 19th century relief Shakudo example with DF. Here is a wonderful example of Japanese metal works known as Shakudo. The detailed figures are accented with a rare find in this type of
0679: A DIVISION ONE ASIAN THEMED BUTTONEst. US$500-US$800
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A DIVISION ONE PICTORIAL JAPANESE BUTTON: A gorgeous Lg-Med. 19th C. gold dotted figural Satsuma example. This is a beautifully executed 19th century example of hand painting on Japanese Satsuma pottery. The button depicts a other in a
0680: A DIVISION ONE PICTORIAL JAPANESE BUTTONEst. US$120-US$200
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A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION THREE JAPANESE BUTTONS: 14 Medium 20th century Satsuma and Arita Examples. This lot includes a nice colorful set of Arita porcelain immortal gods from Japan along with a colorful set of Japanese Satsuma immortal gods set.
0681: A SMALL CARD OF DIVISION THREE JAPANESE BUTTONSEst. US$120-US$200
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A DIVISION ONE PICTORIAL SATSUMA BUTTON: 1 Large-Medium 19th century gold dotted example. Here is a beautiful example of 19th century Japanese artistry on Satsuma pottery. The exquisite colors and detail in this example are stunning,
0682: A DIVISION ONE PICTORIAL SATSUMA BUTTONEst. US$80-US$120
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A SMALL CARD OF HAND PAINTED CERAMIC BUTTONS: 8 Medium/Large early 20th century floral Stud examples. Here we have 8 lovely hand painted examples of early 20th century porcelain work. The variety of colors and the variety of florals is
0684: A SMALL CARD OF HAND PAINTED CERAMIC BUTTONSEst. US$120-US$200
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A DIVISION THREE STUDIO ARTIST BUTTON: 1 Large oval 21st C. rare color Jasperware button by Rzanski. You may be asking why do we say this is a rare Jasperware. Well the fact is there were only 18 of these large ovals made, and custom made
0685: A DIVISION THREE STUDIO ARTIST BUTTONEst. US$100-US$200
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A DIVISION THREE STUDIO ARTIST BUTTON: 1 Large 20th century example by Nikki Deal. Here is a beautiful example made by Nikki Deal of Missouri. This bright and colorful example of a Sun face came directly out of the artists personal
0686: A DIVISION THREE STUDIO ARTIST BUTTONEst. US$60-US$100
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A DIVISION 3 MARY GREGORY STYLE GLASS BUTTON: 1 Large enamel decorated glass 21st C. cobalt children button. This example is one of the most desirable and harder to find today example and is called "PLAYING DESSUP". These backmarked examples in
0687: A DIVISION 3 MARY GREGORY STYLE GLASS BUTTONEst. US$80-US$120
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A LARGE DIVISION THREE STUDIO ARTIST BUTTON: 1 Extra Large 20th century scarce coloration Jasperware button. Here is a hard to find coloration of Jasperware by the late Stella Rzanski. This coloration was custom made for a button collector who
0688: A LARGE DIVISION THREE STUDIO ARTIST BUTTONEst. US$80-US$120