Category: METAL PICTURE BUTTONS

At just under 4  1/2  cm this is a large button.

Within a decorative border there is an eagle standing on a globe.  I do not know what it represents but there is probably a story to it.

This button is of tinted brass and shows a man and a lady standing in a doorway.

Whether it represents a story or not I do not know but it is quite a nice button.  It measures 3  1/2  cm.

Here is another brass picture button.

It depicts two children near what appears to be a well or fountain.  The detail is very good.  It measures approx 3  1/2 cm.

Both of these buttons are tinted brass in a rusty red colour.

One has a floral design with a type of shell shape encircling a bird.  The other one has a little girl’s face within a circle added to a leafy design.  They both have a Japanned tin back and metal loop shank and measure approx 3 cm.  I think they are both lovely.

The first button is of Neptune (God of the Seas) from Greek Mythology.  He holds a Trident (a three pronged spear)

It is stamped and pierced brass over a wooden background with a white metal liner under the rim.

The second one is also stamped and pierced brass with two birds beside an urn of flowers with a decorative border to set it off.

Kate Greenaway was a children’s book illustrator in England in the late 1800’s.  She drew lots of little girls in bonnets and flowing dresses.

One button depicts two children sitting on a fence with a sunshade and it is titled “Summer.”  It is a pierced white metal button and has been tinted purple.  The other one shows four little girls and is of stamped brass.  They are both rather small buttons at approx. 1  1/2cm.

The design of these two buttons is the same, the larger one at 3 cm being solid metal and the smaller one at 2 cm being pierced brass.

They feature an Egyptian lady kneeling amongst the flowers.  Both have a metal loop shank.

Here is a brass picture button with a figure and I think hunting dogs.  I do not know if it represents a special person but he looks very smart with plumed hat and all.  It is a little under 3 cm.

ORIENTAL LADY WITH PARASOL

Here is another brass picture button of an Oriental Lady with a Parasol in front of a Japanese building.  Once more the detail is good making a pleasing button.  It has a japanned back and metal loop shank and measures a little over 3 cm.

GOOSE  FLYING

This is a large button being over 4 cm.   It shows a goose (or is it a duck!!) flying over the water where three chicks are swimming.  It is tinted brass and quite an effective button.

WAVING  GOODBYE

The lady stands on the balcony waving a hankie.  It is a brass button with a japanned back and metal loop shank.  The detail on this button is really great.  It measures 3  cm.

FANNY  DAVENPORT

This button is brass over a painted tin backing and shows the lady with her umbrella.  The brass border lies over a white metal liner.  It measures 2  1/2  cm.