These three buttons are Art Deco in style and are all green glass with a silver lustre.
They are all the same size ( just over 2 cm ) and have self shanks.
GLASS BUTTONS
REPRODUCTION BUTTONS
Here are four white metal buttons being reproduced for La Mode. They were made in Italy and France. They are all made of metal.
No 1 : 1941 repro – A nice simple flower design on a plain background.
No 2: 1890 repro – A rider on his horse carrying a horn.
No 3: 1900-1910 repro – A beautifully sculptured lady in the Art Nouveau style.
No 4: 1860-1899 repro – A quite intricate scrolly design.
I think it is nice that they have reproduced some designs. I would love to see some of the original buttons to compare.
VEGETABLE IVORY BUTTONS
All of these Vegetable Ivory buttons have been dyed red which shows in the areas carved into the “flesh”of the nut. Some black dye has also been used and gives a great geometric look. The larger ones are 2 1/2cm and the small ones 1 1/2c.
They are all sew through buttons.
ART DECO BUTTONS
These buttons are a lovely mottley green colour in a rectangular type of shape. They have a narrow strip of tin across them and are very thin. Their style is typically Art Deco.
METAL BUTTON
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.
URANIUM GLASS BUTTON
Here we have two realistic Uranium glass buttons in the shape of a flower. They have some gold lustre in the centre and have a brass four way box shank.
I have shown them with a UV light shining on them also which turns them quite green indicating the uranium content.
CHUNKY BUTTONS
I love these three buttons. They are all chunky and carved, one having blue paint in the carved area. All of them have a lovely smooth feel and I am not sure what they are made from. (Perhaps Bakelite!!) They also all have a metal loop shank.
HORN BUTTON
This is a blonde horn button with an Art Nouveau type silver escutcheon in the centre. It is just over 3 cm so quite large.
METAL BUTTONS
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.
CELLULOID BACK BUTTON
This button is of mottled brown Celluloid with cut steels in the centre.
It has a silver inner rim and a dotted brass border. At just over 3 1/2cm it is quite large.