Category: ENAMEL

Here we have two modern square enamelled brass buttons.

They are very colourful and striking, each with a geometrical design.  I guess that they could be 1970’s – 80’s period.

This is a beautifully designed button with a floral  theme.

The colours are so vibrant.  It is 2   1/2cm in diameter and has a domed shape making it hollow and quite light.  It comes from Japan.

I do like Enamel buttons.  Many were made in the late 19th and early 20th Century of which these are three examples.

The green round button has gold scrolls surrounding some small flowers.  The oval one, also green has a floral design and a scalloped border.  The square button has red and white background enamel  and a nice small floral design which shows up nicely on the white.

I really like these two enamelled buttons.

They have the added feature of cut steels which makes them just a bit more special.   Their design suggests the Art Nouveau period with it’s flowing lines which are always pleasing.

The colours are quite different too, one with the cherry red and blue and the other having an orange colour with a little pink flower.  They both have a metal loop shank and are just over 2 cm in diameter.

I love enamelled buttons and these two are no exception.

They both have a geometric design and I chose them both for that as well as the lovely combination of colours .

These three buttons were given to me by a lady who had bought them in Japan in 1974 to put on a dress.  She never used them and gave them to me in 2014.  I was delighted with them.

They are a beautiful blue with a bamboo design in gold and are very showy.  I have mounted them on an old piece of Kimono fabric.

Here are two enamelled buttons in the Art Nouveau style from the early 1900’s.  I love the flowing lines of this period; they are so elegant and graceful.   They both have floral designs but are quite different.  The designs of buttons always impress me and I wonder who actually designed them.  I am sure they would have “played “with pencil and paper trying all angles and aspects until they came up with what pleased them the most.  I also wonder if there are any such sketch books from designers in museums. Oh how I would love to see one!

These two enamel buttons both have a type of geometric design.  I chose them because of their designs as well as the great colour combinations on each.  I think that they are rather striking.

ENAMEL BUTTONS

These two buttons are enamelled onto brass.
They both have a pierced design i.e. holes pierced into them in a certain pattern which enhances the button. The colours are quite different but each has a small floral design incorporated in them. I do like them.

Probably from the 1960’s and 70’s, this buckle and buttons are very colourful and modern looking.
The base metal on which the enamelling has been done is copper.
I bought them at the recent Buttonfest in Melbourne.