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This trio of modern enamel buttons are very nicely made. They have a circular type design with the enamel filling in the gold enclosures. The purple, red and green colours are quite striking. They measure 2 cm.

Here is a modern button probably made in India. It has a background of black velvet with a red lacquered area where a red “gemstone” is set within a circle of pearls. A lot of gold work finishes it off. It measures 3 cm.

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This is a Cut Steel button from the late 1890’s to early 1900’s. The cut steels are facetted making them diamond like. You can see where they have been rivetted onto a back tin plate. It measures just under 3 1/2 cm.

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This is a lovely brightly coloured modern enamel button. It has red, orange, blue, green, yellow and purple colours and features a flower. It is dome shaped and very effective. It measures 2 1/2cm.

These twelve small buttons are metal with a carved abalone central disc. They are backmarked H R & Cie, PARIS.

Here are seven white glass buttons with a metal pin head shank. They are similar style to the plastic nurses detachable buttons but I do not know if that is what they are.

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Here is a lovely selection of Metal Perfume buttons from the period 1837 – 1901. They all have fabric included in their design especially velvet. The designs are many and varied. I can smell the perfume when I open the box in which they are displayed.

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Here are four nice groups of small metal buttons from the Victorian period of varying designs and sizes. They are all beautiful in their own way.

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Here are three tiny enamel buttons in the prettiest of green colours. In reality they are much nicer; more a pale apple green. They are modern and have little flower like patterns in gold around the edge. They measure 1 cm and have a metal loop shank.

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This original button folder from the 1880’s is rather worn but still intact. It measures 26cm X 35cm so is quite large. It contains fresh water pearl buttons graduating in size. Inside the folder at the top are prices per gross and pencil markings by the sales rep.