All things buttons & more …
This Metal Picture button is named Puto at the Fountain. It shows the cherub like figure with an umbrella at a fountain. The detail is quite fine down to the ivy leaves on the wall. It measures 3 1/2 cm and has a metal loop shank.
These two new buttons are of some type of plastic and of the same design on a different coloured background. They have a simple design of flowers and leaves and really look good when held up to the light.
Here is a Metal Picture button featuring a bird on a rail. It also has a pretty floral border around it. It measures 3 1/2 cm and has a japanned back with metal loop shank.
Here are two more new Coconut Shell buttons that are new to my collection. The designs are modern, one being multi coloured stripes and the other orange shapes on a black background. I find the modern Coconut Shell buttons fascinating in design and just a bit different.
These are two new Coconut Shell buttons which I bought in Benalla recently while on an outing. They have a geometric design lazer cut on them and have been dyed making the design stand out. They measure 3 cm in diameter.
This button is a bit of a quandry as I am not sure of it’s substance. It suggests British Butterscotch Bakelite to me because of the small holes in the back ( maybe air bubbles) It has a scalloped tiered design which has been painted black with a gold layer on top. It shows a terracotta colour where the gold is worn. I am left wondering!
These Porcelain buttons are Arita buttons from Japan. They are realistics and were probably made in the 1950’s – 60’s for the Western World. I got them on a yellow waistcoat in a secondhand shop in Melbourne several years ago and was thrilled to find them.
At 1 cm in diameter these two Czech glass button are quite pretty. They are in a rose like form and are an iridescent blue. They have a self shank and are also new to my collection.
This Czech glass button is multi coloured with green, blue, purple and pink in a floral design. It is embellished with a gold lustre making it very striking. It measures 2 1/2 cm and has a metal loop shank.
Here are two modern Czech glass buttons both with iridescent colours and gold lustre. The backs are coated with silver, one with a four way metal box shank and the other with a metal loop shank. They measure 2 1/2 cm in diameter and are new to my collection.