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Here are two Celluloid Back buttons from the Victorian period. They have both been tinted purple which is an unusual combination with the earthy colours of the celluloid. A lot of my other buttons are simply fawn , brown or black. One has cut steels added to it’s design. They are just a bit different.

Here is a Gay Nineties button with a lovely purplish coloured stone in the centre. It is one of the first ones that I bought. It has a decorative border which enhances the button. It measures 4 cm so is quite a nice size.

Here is a Satsuma porcelain button made in Japan. This one shows 3 Geisha girls. The ones with people on them are harder to find and more expensive. Like many collectors I like Satsuma buttons and have quite a nice collection of them. The really modern ones I feel are not as interesting as the older ones.

Here is a modern gilded metal realistic button in the shape of a flower. It was made in Thailand and bought in Bangkok by my friend several years ago. The petals are very well shaped and the stamens stand up straight in the middle. It has a loop shank and measures 2 cm.

This is rather a nice inlaid horn button but the photo does not do it justice. It shows a bird and flowers in both brass and silver inlay with a squiggly silver border. It has a metal loop shank and measures 2 1/4 cm.

This Metal Picture button is entitled “Woodland Vows” and shows a couple carving their initials in a tree which is in brass It has a decorative border and the button itself is tinted purple which seems to have been a popular colour. It has a metal rim under the border too. It measures 3 1/2 cm.

These Porcelain buttons were handmade by Tracey Sharkey in 2007. I have a few sets of her buttons which were available in the Bendigo Art Gallery shop and also Shepparton Art Museum. This set is garden orientated showing portions of leaves and flowers of which I love the colours of burgundy and various greens. They look fresh and crisp.

I love this little Porcelain button with a portrait of a young lady on it. It is so delicately done and the colours are superb. You cannot really see in the photo the very delicate blue of the dress which is the complimentary colour to the ochre background. It measures just 1 1/2 cm.

Here are two more MOP buttons; one with carving and cut steel decoration. The other one is plain Mother of Pearl set in brass with a decorative trim in the centre. They are both nice in their own way.

Here are two different MOP buttons. One is carved in a star design and trimmed with cut steels. The other one is also carved but set in a decorative brass border. They are quite large.