Buttonsplus

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This is a nice metal picture button. It features a bird (possibly a pigeon) sitting on a fence. Leaves are trailed around the edge. It has a japanned back and metal loop shank.

Here are five modern bone buttons. They have simple geometric designs carved into them and have a rather rustic look about them. I guess they may have been made in Nepal.

Here are two clear glass buttons with gold lustre in an Art Nouveau design. They are two different sizes but the same design and have a four way metal box shank.

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.

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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.

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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?

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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.