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Here are two modern Horn buttons with a bone centre piece. They both have been carved in simple straight lines. They are quite large at a little under 4 cm. I wonder if they may have been made in India.

This Studio button was made in 1989 by Shirley Shaw from USA and is signed and dated on the back. It is of Oriental ladies and a Cherry Blossom tree and is transfer printed with gold highlights done in paint. The colours are beautiful and stand out nicely on the cream background. It is very large measuring a little under 6 cm. It has a crazed surface resembling a Satsuma button.

These two Celluloid buttons are a similar grey and cream colour and both with a brass trim. One has a brass square in the middle embossed with a flower. The other one has nine tiny squares with a star like pattern on them. They both have a japanned back and measure a little under 3 cm.

This Celluloid button is quite striking with it’s zebra like design. It is cream and grey with a yellowish tinge and black outlines. It looks nicer in reality. It is set in a brass rim and has a japanned back. It is quite large at 4 cm.

Here is another group of Bakelite buttons. Some are carved, some have a metal decoration and others are inlaid with different materials. Once again I believe they are mainly coat buttons. I have most of my Bakelite buttons mounted in two large black frames.

Here is a nice group of Bakelite buttons mainly in blacks and browns which were popular at the time. Several are carved and some are inlaid. I really like the carving in various patterns. They would be mainly coat buttons as they are chunky and some quite large.

These three metal buttons are in the Art Deco style with straight angular lines making up their design. The diamond shaped one I also have with half of it painted red.

This metal (which I think is Pewter) button is a limited edition Battersea Ltd. button dated 1978. It is quite detailed with a church spire in the distance, a sort of tower in the middle and a church with steeple on the right. The trees and grass finish it off nicely. It is a good quality button.

These two silver buttons were made by my friend Di when she was learning some silversmithing and she gave them to me as a Christmas present. That was a nice surprise. I think she did a good job considering she was just learning. She has her initials on the back.

These two plastic buttons are reasonably common and I bought them in 1998. They depict Betty Boop and a Flapper Girl. They sort of replicate the Fabric Garter buttons from the 1920’s. The eyes look right at you.