Month: November 2020

Here is a small group of metal buttons each with a different design and one with a different shape. They are all old buttons none of which are of any great value but just interesting.

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Here are two modern carved bone buttons, one being an elephant, the other a bird. They are unique designs and I think they were made in Nepal. They are both sew through type.

This Metal Picture button shows the Actress Fanny Davenport on a patio with an umbrella. It has a painted background and some foliage. The open worked border shows a white metal rim beneath.

Here is a set of four painted wooden buttons each with a different coloured background. They have a skier painted on them in various colours and the paintwork is in excellent order which is great.

This button is quite large at 3 1/2 cm with a mixture of Orange and Metallic glazes. The central indented area has a pleasing mottley finish.

Here is a brass picture button depicting an Oriental lady with a sunshade beside a Pagoda. It is in high relief and has a Japanned back. It measures a little over 3 cm.

This is a modern plastic button measuring 3 cm. It has a flower design rising out of an embedded shape and has a self shank. I do not know it’s age but it was an opp shop find from a few years ago.

Here are seven small black glass buttons with a silver lustre. They sort of replicate cut steel buttons and have a self shank. They are new to my collection having been bought in Gippsland while on holidays.

This is a modern button in a dark brown colour. It is a rather nice button with a wide panel through the middle which is moulded in a leaf like pattern. It does not show off to it’s best advantage in the photo but is quite effective.

Here is a plastic button with an overall black colour. It is broken up with little odd shapes of yellow and orange randomly scattered around. It has a brass loop shank.