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Here is a set of small hand painted ceramic buttons depicting various fruits. You can see they are hand done as the cherries for example are not 100% identical. That gives them a special charm. They are nice and colourful too.

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Kate Greenaway was a popular writer and illustrator of children’s books in England in the early 1900s. She drew lots of little girls in bonnets and frilly dresses. Many buttons were made using her illustrations. These are two such buttons. One is of brass and the other of white metal which has been tinted purple.

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This is a handpainted Russian wooden button in vibrant colours and a very high gloss finish. It shows a big brown bear walking in the forest. It is signed MOAYAHOB and dated 1994. It measures a little over 3 1/2cm.

Here is a group of black glass buttons of various ages. Quite a few of them have silver lustre decoration. Some have metal shanks and others are self shanks. They make a rather nice group.

This enamelled brass button is a little different colour and design wise. The open work border is dark blue. It has a white background with a spray of tiny mauve flowers resembling lilac which is quite dainty. It measures 2 1/2 cm.

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I think this is a Vegetable Ivory button and it has a raised metal design of berries on a stem. It is nicely made and has a small brass plate and loop shank on the back. It measures 2 1/2 cm.

Here is a white metal button with a moulded lady’s head on it. She has a type of head dress on which I cannot quite make out. It has a decorative border and measures 3 1/2 cm.

Here is a trio of Composition buttons two of which have fine gold inclusions, the other having copper. They are also whistle buttons with a large hole at the front and two small ones on the back. When they are sewn on the thread is down in the hole so can’t be rubbed like on a normal sew through type button.

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This glass button was made by Freya Marriott from Port Fairy, Victoria in 2017. It is called East Beach and features a bird flying over the water which washes onto the white sand. She made a limited number of them especially for members of The Victorian Button Collector’s Club for their country Buttonfest held in Port Fairy that year. It is rather unique.

Here is a brass button which has some painting in red, green and cream. It has some filigree work on it and overall is quite a nice button. It is hollow at the back and has a brass loop shank.