All things buttons & more …
Here are three very different enamelled brass buttons. One is a pierced hexagon shape and has blue enamel. The round one has a floral design enamelled on it and the tiny square one also has a floral design. They make a nice group.
Here is a metal picture button which is quite ornate. It features a brass flower on an embossed painted background in a circle which is off centre. The crescent shaped space has a brass floral design over a white metal background. It measures just under 4 cm.
Here is a group of four modern resin buttons depicting corn, eggplant, pumpkin and tomato. They would look good across the bib of an apron. I bought them in Tasmania in 2019 while on holidays. I was on the lookout for buttons all the while but didn’t find many.
These two realistic buttons have been painted in lovely bright colours and have a high glossy surface. They are more of a craft or patchwork button and are just a bit of fun.
Here are two old crocheted buttons which have been made over a wooden mould. As they are not perfect they have a real handmade look about them. I wonder if they were worn on a silk costume?
Here are three buttons featuring heads. The two outside ones are metal and the centre one is metalized plastic which portrays Severus Alexander who was a Roman Emperor.
Here is a nicely cut out tulip design within a circle button. It may be bakelite; I am not sure but I like it. It is a nice size at 3 1/2cm.
These two beaded buttons came from China in 2018. They have a flower in the centre surrounded by seed beads and are quite showy. They are rather large measuring 3 1/2 cm.
These two realistic buttons are just a bit of fun. They are quite a modern image of a rabbit and a hippo. I bought them new in 2013.
Here is a very classy looking button of gold metal which has been enamelled in black. The gold bars across the centre are encrusted with four oblong pieces of glass which shine just like diamonds. It is a very heavy and good quality button. It measures just under 3 cm.