All things buttons & more …
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.
Here is a nice little set of four silver filigree buttons. They are just under 1 1/2cm so quite small.
The box has the initials C.E.U. in gold on the lid so I guess that they were a gift. It was a popular thing to do in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s especially for a 21st birthday gift.
This boxed set of buttons was given to me by a man in our village after his wife had passed away. He thought they would have a good home and Mary would be happy. Well, they do have a good home and I am happy to have them.
The blue enamelling is very catchy with the white border. They are silver backed.
What an unusual button this is. It has a brass base into which a MOP disc has been set. A heart shape pattern is made in brass then being set with red and clear stones. The shell and “gemstones” give it a regal look.
It is just over 3 cm in diameter.
My friend Suzanne recently gave me these two buttons for my birthday in March.
They have a black velvet background beaded with bright red and aqua beads combined with gold thread making them very showy.
I wonder where they were made; they look a bit like Indian to me. A lot of work has gone into them anyhow. I have done some beading and it is a time consuming task.
Duttons for Buttons is a button shop in York, England.
A few of my friends have been to this shop and bought buttons for me. (Aren’t I lucky) The four buttons on this card are all black glass with a gold lustre. My friend Jan bought them in September, 2017 at Duttons. She also took some photos of the shop for me which was nice.
It is always exciting when someone gives me a button. The saying goes “Small things amuse small minds” (No comment)
I think this group of seven Celluloid Back buttons are lovely.
In each case the Celluloid is of a fawny/cream colour. The designs are many and varied all being very effective. The smallest one is 2 cm and the largest three are 3 cm. I love them all and they look great together in the little display box made by my brother.
I bought this button new in 2009. It is gold plated and features a witch on her broomstick flying across the moon. It is a good quality button and just a bit of fun.
As can be seen these buttons on their card are of Paua Shell from New Zealand.
They are typical of this type of button. What lovely blues and greens shine in them.
PAUL POIRET : 1879 – 1944 (France)
Passementerie literally means “turning by the hand” coming from an early French word.
This term is used for many buttons made from threads of colours as well as silver and gold and/or with braid, beads or fabric. These buttons were made in French Ateliers for Paul Poiret who was a very creative Fashion Designer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I find them very intriguing and having been a needleworker can appreciate the workmanship.
Google Paul Poiret and see some of his lovely designs.