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Here are two modern buttons in different colours but in the same design. They have a simple geometric design and to me they have a suggestion of Aboriginal style.

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Here is a hand painted Satsuma button with a floral design. It is in shades of orange, pink and green on a cream background. It has a gold border and gold outlining the flowers.

This plastic button has been pearlized in a delicate apricot colour and is quite pretty. It looks like it could have belonged to a “fuzzy wuzzy” woollen cardigan from the 1940’s – 50’s.

Here is a button in silver and black featuring a girl’s head. It has a slightly convex shape with a clear gloss layer over the top giving it a classy look.

Here is another type of plastic button in a grey colour with a metallic finish. It is from the 1950’s and was made in Italy. It is large at 4 cm with an undulating linear design.

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This is a traditional hand painted Satsuma porcelain button from Japan. It shows four Oriental ladies and has a lot of gold paintwork decorating their costumes. It also has a gold border and measures 2 1/4 cm.

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Both of these buttons come from the 1950’s and were made in Italy. They are quite chunky and both of a red colour. They are some type of plastic, one being a sew through, the other has a self shank.

Here is a lacy glass button. It is clear moulded glass which has been painted yellow on the back and a final coat of gold which shows through to the front. The moulded glass has a lacy pattern. It measures just over 2 cm. The photo does not do it justice.

Here is yet another carved bakelite button in a dark brown colour. It has a brass filigree escutcheon on which a green stone has been set. It measures a little over 4 cm. and has a metal loop shank.

Here is an original complete button card of Fashionable Buttons made in Australia. They are black pressed plastic buttons from the 1930’s. I like the many different patterns that were pressed into these type of buttons.