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This wooden button has been painted orange with yellow and blue flowers. The paintwork is a little worn and it is a sew through type.

This wooden button is painted a red/brown colour and has an abstract design of various coloured lines crossing it at different angles. It is a sew through type and measures 3 1/2 cm.

Here is a large Ceramic button featuring a realistic rose in the centre. It is black with a gold metallic glaze making it quite showy. I guess it would have been used on an overcoat.

This brass and tin button depicts three birds, one in flight and two sitting on a branch. It is quite a pretty design and although it shows sign of wear it is still a nice button. It has a Japanned back and metal loop shank.

Here is a small group of metal buttons each with a different design and one with a different shape. They are all old buttons none of which are of any great value but just interesting.

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Here are two modern carved bone buttons, one being an elephant, the other a bird. They are unique designs and I think they were made in Nepal. They are both sew through type.

This Metal Picture button shows the Actress Fanny Davenport on a patio with an umbrella. It has a painted background and some foliage. The open worked border shows a white metal rim beneath.

Here is a set of four painted wooden buttons each with a different coloured background. They have a skier painted on them in various colours and the paintwork is in excellent order which is great.

This button is quite large at 3 1/2 cm with a mixture of Orange and Metallic glazes. The central indented area has a pleasing mottley finish.

Here is a brass picture button depicting an Oriental lady with a sunshade beside a Pagoda. It is in high relief and has a Japanned back. It measures a little over 3 cm.