All things buttons & more …
This is a Victorian pin cushion (with gold thread stitching and beadwork) in the form of a handbag. It opens up with the fancy gold clasp to reveal the velvet pin cushion inside. I was really taken with it when I saw it at the Buttonfest in Melbourne a few years ago. I have not seen another anything like it.
This button is bright yellow with a purply/pink centre underneath a metal filigree covering. I bought it because it was colourful and jazzy and also as it was different. I do not know it’s age but maybe 1960’s or 70’s.
These plastic buttons have been coated with a pearl coating which has been made from crushed fish scales. It wears off in time but some of these are in quite good order.
This blue glass button is large being 3 1/2cm in diameter. The white metal floral border is very decorative, offsetting the plain glass nicely.
Although a lot of the paint has rubbed off this white glass button I still like it. It is quite large. The design of a Japanese Chrysanthemum is really effective and fills the space nicely. It has a self shank.
Art Deco is the period of these two buckles. One is black glass with a silver lustre and the other is pink glass set in white metal. Aren’t they lovely.
From the 1940’s period, these buttons were a fairly common design and were made in various colours and sizes.
I love buckles also and here we see a little group of black and white and orange plastic buckles. The brown ones have carved designs on them which I find interesting. The last group are Celluloid buckles from the 1930’s.
We have two ball shaped buttons here claw set with glass (also known as paste) They have a brass loop shank and are reasonably large.
These buttons are all in a creamy/tan colour and make a nice group. They are all good designs with some nice filigree work. I do like celluloid backs. They are probably from the early 1900’s.