Category: METAL

This metal button has been tinted with a greenish background and various coloured flowers and leaves.  The colours are subtle and blend nicely together.  It has a japanned tin back with loop shank and is just over 2  1/2 cm.

Here are two different buttons both with chips of turquoise set into them.  One is domed silver and the other flat brass.  I think the silver one may be from India.  They are similar in size being 1  1/2 cm.

These two buttons are both made of pierced brass and I guess would be from the 1920’s – 30’s..

Both have patterns picked out with coloured paints, one being sort of geometric, the other a floral theme.   They are both 27mm with a loop shank.  I think they are rather nice.

This button is white metal with a filigree centre.  Eight round black stones are set around the outside.  It measures  just under 3 cm.

This is a typical Art Nouveau style white metal button.

To me the design is really beautiful with flowing flowers and berries.  They fill in the space just right.  It has open work which makes the flowers really stand out and is a little under 2  1/2cm with a loop shank.

This is a limited edition button made by Battersea Ltd. in 1978.

It is made from Pewter with a matte finish and features a tower, churches with steeples, bushes and trees.  This is done in very fine detail.

The button is 3  1/2 cm in diameter so quite large and has a loop shank.

Art Nouveau is the style of this button.

It has a floral theme with lovely etched leaves and a flower suggested with three cut steels.  Some paint has been added to give a little colour.  It has a great cut out design showing all the flowing curved lines beautifully and is 3 cm in diameter.

This metal ( probably tin ) button has been painted black with a floral design in pinks and gold added.  The back is japanned and has a metal loop shank.

Here is a mid 19th Century brass button.

The back is also brass and backmarked Rich Orange Colour & Gilt but has a canvas pad shank which is quite a different combination.  It is a little over 2 cm.

My friend Olwyn bought it for me at The Button Queen shop in London in 2016.  I have shown The Button Queen Shop logo too.

These three brass buttons are quite different.

The first pierced one is a sew through with three holes which is not so common.  The second has a pretty design and a metal loop shank.  The last one is domed and quite deep.  It has a tin back and metal loop shank.