Silver buttons, depicting an Art Nouveau style female head with an iris flower to her right. Signed by the artist or designer, Paul De Bryk and hallmarked with the maker’s initials JG (Joseph Gloster), anchor for Birmingham Assay office, lion for sterling silver, and date letter “c” for 1902. I have seen this design in base metal, but it looks absolutely stunning in solid silver. Could do with a gentle clean, especially on the backs, but otherwise good vintage condition. Price is per button.

Size 7/8” (2.2 cm)

Vintage paperweight button with millefiori type flowers inside a clear glass bubble, with a blue glass background. Tiny bubbles inside the glass and the surface is smooth. Small U-shaped shank. Interesting glass collectable.

Size 7/8” (2.2 cm)

Large vintage/antique button, probably casein or other similar early plastic, streaky brown with a shiny faux tortoiseshell effect. Crisply molded and pierced with a matt flat back and metal loop shank.

Size 1.6” (4.2 cm)

Vintage gilt metal button, with molded scalloped design, highlighted with turquoise paint. Flat gilt metal back with metal loop shank. Age related wear as shown.

Size 7/8” (2.2 cm)

Lovely antique enamel button, bright blue centre overpainted with flowers, surrounded by a polychrome champleve enamel border in pink, white, and pale blue. Gilt metal back and loop shank. Probably French, late 19th century. Good size and in good condition.

Size 1.2” (3.1 cm)

Small vintage/antique glass waistcoat button, with clear glass bubble laid over a checked design of black and gold lines on green and white background. Flattened ball shape with flat back and grey metal backplate with loop shank.

Size 5/8” (1.6 cm)

Pretty vintage/antique buttons, molded flower design with a rope rim. Unmarked and untested so sold as white metal, but polish up like silver and could be silver. Loop shank. Price is per button

Size 1.1” (2.7 cm)

Set of 5 dark blue and cream Art Deco buttons. These are all two-tone, most laminated casein, or coated in dark blue, in various geometric designs with cut-away sections to reveal the layers beneath. One has a metal loop shank and the others have sewing holes. All as shown. Price is for the set of 5. Stylish vintage.

Size of largest (demi cylinder in the centre) is approx 1.5” (3.8 cm) long

Lovely antique silver buttons, depicting the mythical Roman god Neptune or the Greek Poseidon. The Greek myth held that Poseidon struck the Acropolis with his trident, and a spring of water emerged, or in some versions a horse. The button shows Poseidon with his trident, riding on a shell among scrolls or waives, and the horse rising out of the water. The silver has a flat back and loop shank. The image is pierced, with nice crisp modelling. Hallmarked with the maker’s initials WH (on the left) and with the anchor for Birmingham, lion for sterling silver and date letter “a” for 1900 (on the right.) A lovely collectable. Price is per button.

Size 1.1” (2.7 cm)

Small enamel buttons, hexagonal shape, with white centre, overpainted with a pink rose, and surrounded by panels of pinkish champleve enamel enamel. Gilt metal back and loop shank. Probably French, late 19th or early 20th century. Very pretty. Price is per button

Size 1/2” (1.2 cm)

Semi-translucent blue glass studio button, flattened ball shape, with white flower inside the glass. The flat back is slightly textured and a metal backplate and loop shank are attached. Very pretty.

Size 13/16” (2.1 cm)

Large vintage shiny black casein, embellished with a mother of pearl centre. Flat matt back with metal loop shank. Price is per button.

Size approx 2” (5 cm)

Lovely antique button with a metal escutcheon on mother of pearl background, depicting Kate Greenaway style children, playing the Ring-a-Ring-a-Roses game. Natural dark shell back with metal loop shank secured with a small brass collet. Tiny chip to the rim of the mother of pearl, at the bottom, but does not detract from the charming image.

Size 1.2” (3 cm)

Small antique waistcoat ball button, made of white glass embellished with black and white spots. Small metal backplate and metal loop shank.

Size 1/2” (1.2 cm)

Victorian mourning button, with black crochet flower design over black silk floss wound over a solid core. The edges of the crochet are gathered on the back with linen thread to form a threadback.

Size 1.1” (2.8 cm)

Molded vintage metal buttons, with tinted brass design of a shield over a sword, arrow, etc. Black painted metal back with loop shank. Slight signs of rust on the back.

Size 7/8” (2.2 cm)

Charming buttons showing the emperor, Napoleon. This is a companion button to the portrait of Sarah Bernhardt, acting as L’Aiglon (Napoleon’s son), first performed in 1900. The L’Aiglon button is more common but both have the same border of eagle head and wings. Nice quality, silver or silver plated, unmarked. Price is per button

Size 3/4” (1.9 cm)