All things buttons & more …
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.
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.
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.
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.
Here are two simply carved MOP buttons. They are made from different shells as the backs indicate.
I do not know the different types of shells.
My friend Jenny made these buttons for me and it was a real surprise to get them.
They make me smile when I look at their funny hair, square glasses and bucked teeth. What personalities they have.
This is a nice group of black glass buttons with cut out design incorporating black braid in the centre. They have a brass loop shank and are 1 1/2cm. They are Victorian and I think very classy.
These two glass buttons are small and ball shaped with a metal loop shank. On the top they have a coloured incised design of flowers on a gold background. They are quite colourful.
These four buttons are all reproductions of buttons from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. No. 1 is 1900-1919, No. 2 & 3 are 1860-1899 and No. 4 is 1880 – 1890.
They probably used original button moulds and were made in Italy. They were made for La Mode and were available in the shops in the 2010 – 12 period.
Lea Stein was a French jeweller. She made her buttons from layers of Cellulose Acetate ( a plastic material ) of various colours. When the layers were cut back a very nice effect was achieved. She made lots of brooches too.
They were made in the 1960’s.