Baubles and Buttons

Featured Products

- BBB in Woven Domed Button
  
  $4.50
  
  British Butterscotch Bakelite with antiqued gold finish resembles basketweave cord; inset plate and U type shank
- Brass Daisies on Antique Wood Button
  
  $27.00
  
  Beautiful floral piece with steels on wood button in excellent condition; plate and loop shank
- Carheart Brand Overall Button
  
  $3.00
  
  Wobble type shank
- Charming Ceramic Cow Button
  
  $12.00
  
  Delightful glazed detail on 4-hole sew-thru cow body; reverse is unglazed
- Fox Head Trim Piece
  
  $8.00
  
  White metal head shape covered in tiny rhinestones with impressive green domed glass eyes; marked " T G" on reverse; piece measures approximately 1" square; two shank attachments; scan does not do it justice!
- Hammered Silver Square Button
  
  $12.00
  
  Nicely tarnished; bar and loop shank
- Painted Deer on Wood Button
  
  $8.00
  
  Finely painted and framed running deer on turned wood button; raised peg self shank on natural reverse
- Pink Flamingo Fimo Cane Button
  
  $6.00
  
  Flamingo in sunny scene; applied clear plastic plate and slab type shank
- Poisonous Mushroom Button
  
  $8.00
  
  Amanita mushrooms--cute and deadly-- painted on casein button; sew-thru

On Sale

- Applied Floral Celluloid Button
  
  $2.00
  
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  Petalled edge with ball center; applied bubble shank
- Art Nouveau Beautiful Shell Button
  
  $45.00
  
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  Gold and silver foil floral on shaped smoky body; found in France and carefully cleaned by the wonderful and talented Sallie Gibson; plate and loop shank
- Art Nouveau Clambroth Glass Button
  
  $3.00
  
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  Floral design with pearlized surface in very good condition; plate & loop shank

New Products

- Intricately Patterned Watchcase Type Brass Button
  
  $40.00
  
  Reverse is marked "Scoville Superfine"; heavy loop shank
- White China Oval Eye Button-Blue Banded
  
  $3.00
  
  Smooth top sew-thru; measures slightly under 5/8"
- Cream China Oval Eye Button Lavender Banded
  
  $3.00
  
  Smooth top sew-thru; measures 11/16"
- Cream China Oval Eye Button Black Banded
  
  $2.50
  
  Smooth top sew-thru measures 11/16"
- Black China Oval Eye Button w/Silver Edge
  
  $4.00
  
  Smooth top sew-thru; measures 9/16"
- China Whistle Button Shape#10-Marigold Luster
  
  $2.00
  
  Measures 7/16"

China Buttons

China Buttons are my Thing! China buttons are a natural jumping off point for a beginning button collector– as the first mass produced porcelain button they can be found in a variety of great colors, patterns and shapes. And, rarities aside, they are usually affordable. Guidelines for Collecting China Buttons, published by the National Button [...]

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