Buttonsplus

This trio of buttons are brass and have floral decorations with a little bit of enamelling which makes them quite pretty. The small square one measures 1 cm and the other two are a little over 2 cm. They make a nice little group.

I think that this black glass button is probably a semi mourning button from the early 1900s. It has a matte finish with a flower decoration in gloss. Black glass buttons do not photograph well. It has a brass loop shank.

This button is of brass and has a central disc of mother of pearl. It has a brass escutcheon of an Egyptian head in the middle which is in high relief. It is quite different and has a metal loop shank.

• 

• 

• 

These black glass buttons are imitation fabric type. They are from the early 1900s and imitate silks and velvets and the like from that period. The photos don’t show them up at their best but they are rather nice.

This button is painted brass and is quite effective. One area is painted brown with the embossed floral design in cream which shows up nicely. The rest has also been painted cream. It has a brass loop shank and measures 3 1/4 cm.

• 

• 

Here are two perspex buttons of similar design, one being green and the other amber. They both have brass wire wound around in a conical shape in the centre. The green one also has a white plastic disc under the wire making it a little different. I think they are from the 1950s.

Here is a brass button featuring a flower, bud and leaves. It is cut away leaving a realistic shape within a circle. It has been tinted green giving it a good look.

Here is a cream plastic button with a white glass disc in the middle. It has a leaf design on it in gold lustre and is quite different. It measures a little over 3 cm.

This button is of clear perspex with a decorative filigree centre in metal. It is a very pretty design with a small flower in the middle. It measures 3 cm.

Here is a nice pressed cream glass button featuring a mill and water wheel. It has been painted brown and rubbed back to add to the detail and give it a very good look. It has a self shank.