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Here is a blonde horn button which is quite thin. It has a white metal escutcheon in a scrolly pattern sort of in the Art Nouveau style. It measures 3 cm.

This is rather a chunky button made of mottled light brown plastic. It has a centre of wound fawn cord resembling a rose with a metal surround. It has a metal loop shank and measures 2 3/4 cm.

Here are two complimentary celluloid buttons in a grey shade. One has a square brass disc with a flower in the centre. The other one has nine tiny brass squares with a star design. They measure 2 1/2 cm.

This grey plastic button has a metalized plastic centre in a flower like design. It has a tin shank. Maybe it is from the late 1940s or early 1950s. That is my guess anyway. I have a lot of plastic buttons with metal centres of varying types and they are quite interesting.

Here is a pair of carved bone buttons. They are carved in a flowerlike design and have been tinted in brown which shows up more on the edge and the back. I guess it has been rubbed back on the front. They measure 2 cm. They may have been made in Nepal.

This button is of a lovely bright blue plastic. It is quite domed and has a pressed brass disc in the centre featuring a floral design. I think it may be from the late 1940s and it would be a nice addition to a suitable garment.

This Celluloid button in brown and cream is large at 4 cm. The brown side has a basketweave pattern. It is a single sheet of Celluloid with no backing and has a self shank. I think it would not be very serviceable.

Here is a group of colourful Ceramic buttons. Two have a floral design while the other two are geometric. I do not know where they are from but they certainly have a handmade look about them.

This card of twelve Celluloid buttons was bought in Athens, Greece in 2016 by my friend Di. They are dark green with a diamond shape in iridescent colours across the middle. They are quite showy.

Here is a handpainted and lacquered wooden button made in Russia in 1994. It is signed on the back MOAYAHOB. It shows a large brown bear walking in the forest and is very bright and colourful. It is more of a collector’s item than a functional button I think.