Buttonsplus

I do like buttons featuring heads and this one is no exception. The lovely flowing lines are typical of the Art Nouveau period. The design is well balanced in the space and pleasing to the eye. It measures 1 3/4 cm.

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I am very fond of Japanese porcelain and especially Satsuma items. This is a delightful Satsuma button featuring three Geisha Girls. The gold paintwork is very fine. It measures 2 cm.

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Realistic buttons can be made of any material but are in the shape of a real subject be it flower, animal etc. Here are two fun realistic children’s buttons. They are both plastic and the duck is from the 1930’s – 40’s. I believe the penguin is more modern. They are both rather quaint and new to my collection.

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Fabric buttons is a general term to cover all buttons made from fabric, thread, braid, beads, crochet etc. I think these buttons are from the early 1900’s. They are fine thread and braid wound over a button mould (probably wooden) in a diamond like pattern. They have no shank as such and you just catch a few threads at the back to sew them onto the garment. They measure a little under 1 1/2 cm.

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Here are three Lithograph Men’s Waistcoat buttons from the 1890’s – 1900’s. I think they would have originally been part of a boxed set of six buttons as was a popular gift back in those days. They were attached by a special metal slip pin and not sewn on.

Here is a Brass Picture button featuring a Japanese lady playing a concertina. The detail is wonderful and overall is really a nice button. It measures a little over 2 1/2cm.

Here are three moulded tortoiseshell glass buttons. They are domed and have two broken lines of gold lustre across them. When you hold them up to the light they are a lovely bright amber colour. They have a self shank and measure 2 cm.

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I really like these two buttons and think they are quite showy. They are both black glass set in metal. Both borders are very decorative and set off the glass nicely. They measure 2 1/2cm.

This silver buckle is EPNS and was made in England. Buckles of this type were often worn by nurses in England in the early 1900’s. It is quite pretty and decorative. I have seen similar ones on English shows on TV like Antiques Roadshow and Call The Midwife. It is new to my collection.

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This trio are also of plastic, the colours offsetting the gold colour. They are rather glitzy and typical of this type of button from the 1990’s onwards era.