NH Buttons Auctions May 2016
1Book: Button Parade
2Book: Button Classics
3Book: Old Buttons and their Values
4Book: Who’s Got the Button?
5Book: Antique and Collectible Buttons by Debra Wisnewski
6Book: The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Buttonsby Sally Luscomb
7Book: The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Buttons by Sally Luscomb
8Book: Buttons by Epstein and Safro
9Book: Hunting Buttons In Vermont
10Book: Mexican Silver, 3rd edition, by Morrill and Berk
10ABox of British-related information, pictures & postcards
10BBox of postcards and pictures
10CBox of information, pictures & postcards; includes NBS Bulletin Index 1942-1981
11Card of 26 buffed celluloid buttons
12Card of 28 mostly realistic celluloid buttons
13Card of 23 mixed celluloid buttons
14Frame of 20 Victorian celluloid buttons
15Frame of 30 assorted celluloid buttons
16Card of 35 assorted celluloid buttons
17Card of 20 medium and large celluloid buttons mostly wafers
18Card of 35 celluloid tight top buttons
19Card of 20 medium and large celluloid buttons, incl. spindle shape
20Card of 25 mostly extruded celluloid buttons
21Card of 11 ceramic buttons
22Card of 35 ceramic buttons
23Card of 25 Bennington/Norwalk Pottery buttons
241 hand-painted ceramic Native American button: 2 frogs
25Frame of 9 porcelain people and flower buttons, incl. 3 heart shapes
26Card of 6 Satsuma buttons: scenes and buildings
271 extra large Satsuma button: Bird of Paradise
28Card of 2 Satsuma buttons: people
292 hand-painted Native American ceramic buttons: a bug, and an owl
30Card of 3 Nerikomi ceramic buttons by John Quimby: leaves
31Card of 13 bird cage shank china buttons
32Card of 30 china pattern eye buttons
33Card of 48 china buttons
34Card of 16 china buttons incl. TWISS
35Card of 56 china bull’s-eyebuttons
36Card of 108 china stencils
37Card of 62 green calico buttons
381 china TWISS button: shell
392 china buttons: gingham and inverted hobnail, medium
401 black china TWISS button: boar’s head
41Card of 3 Motiwala enamel buttons in silver: Christmas theme
42Card of 2 Motiwala enamel buttons set in silver: flower, Jesus on the cross
43Card of 15 enamel buttons
44Pierced basse taille enamel and silver button: mistletoe
451 small/medium Motiwala enamel button set in silver: image of the Taj Mahal
46Card of 2 enamel buttons with cut steel border: people
47Card of 10 enamel buttons
48Card of 35 enamel buttons, incl. extra-large
49Card of 25 enamel buttons, incl. couple on a swing
50Man wearing a hat: enamel, textured background (1 button)
51Card of 10 funky fabric buttons
52Card of 18 fabric buttons by Robert Levitt
53Card of 20 fabric buttons by Robert Levitt
54Card of 7 fabric buttons, incl. Beatrice Potter
55Card of 19 fabric buttons, some hair like
562 fabric buttons
572 fabric buttons
58Card of 25 velvet background buttons
59Card of 31 fabric buttons
60Card of 108 diminutive black glass buttons
61Card of 46 black glass buttons, many Deco
62Card of 54 black glass buttons with silver luster
63Card of 40 black glass buttons
64Card of 30 black glass buttons
65Card of 24 black glass buttons, incl. pictorials
66Card of 30 black glass buttons, some overlays
67Card of 42 black glass buttons, lots of gold luster
68Card of 42 black glass buttons, incl. lusters, pictorials
69Card of 42 black glass buttons
70Card of 20 imitation fabric black glass buttons, medium and large
70ACard of 4 black glass buttons, tingue, salt, acorn, fan
71Card of 6 black glass trim
72Card of 56 black glass buttons, incl. precision inlay
73Card of 42 black glass buttons, tiles, shell inlay
74Card of 42 black glass buttons with gold luster
75Frame of 42 black glass buttons with iridescent luster; grape design card
76Card of 30 orange and yellow modern glass buttons
77Card of 30 red modern glass buttons
78Card of 38 clear modern glass buttons
79Card of 25 modern glass buttons: yellow
80Card of 28 modern glass buttons: white
81Card of 31 modern glass buttons: gray
82Card of 30 modern glass buttons: brown
83Card of 30 Art Deco glass buttons
84Card of 108 modern glass buttons: blue, green
85Card of 40 modern glass buttons: red
85ACard of 20 jewel buttons, some Victorian
85BCard of 31 paste and rhinestone buttons, incl. a Saphiret, dragonfly
86Card of 34 old glass buttons: Victorian, etc.
87Card of 42 old glass buttons
88Card of 44 old glass buttons
89Card of 34 old glass buttons
90Card of 42 mostly old glass buttons
91Card of 20 cranberry glass buttons
92Card of 29 old glass buttons
93Card of 8 pressed glass buttons, incl. bird and birdhouse
94Card of 30 glass ball buttons
95Card of 70 mostly Popper glass buttons
96Frame of 42 old mostly cobalt blue glass buttons, incl. metal bound
97Card of 24 old glass kaleidoscope buttons
98Card of 24 old glass kaleidoscope buttons
99Card of 42 old glass buttons, on classification card, incl. crackle
100Card of 42 blue glass moonglow buttons
101Card of 40 mostly pink and white moonglow buttons
102Card of 49 moonglow buttons
103Card of 42 moonglow buttons
104Card of 46 moonglow buttons
105Card of 42 moonglow buttons, incl. mediums
1061 medium old glass button: coralene, floral
107Card of 70 china calico buttons, incl.jewel
108Card of 42 china calico buttons, brown
109Card of 90 china bull’s-eye buttons
1105 cards of china buttons
111Card of 42 china calico buttons
112Card of 45 china stencil buttons, incl. face
113Box of misc. cards of buttons
114Storage drawer of bags of buttons
1153 cards of mostly Bakelite buttons
116Bag of 50 Bakelite dress clips
117Bag of button jewelry: 3 pins
118Panetone tin of mostly casein realistic buttons
119Alamos box of misc. cards of buttons
120Frame of 42 glass paperweight buttons
121Card of 58 weskit buttons
122Card of 23 glass set in metal buttons
123Card of 10 rhinestone/paste buttons
124Card of 2 jeweled buttons, and 2 glass in metal buttons
125Card of 16 “gay 90’s” buttons
126Card of 42 mostly Goodyear rubber buttons
127Card of 7 molded horn buttons: people
128Card of 30 molded horn buttons
1294 cards of horn buttons
130Card of 40 inlay buttons, incl. bugs, birds, building, flowers
131Box of 69 National Button Society Bulletins, c. 1969 – 1990
131ABundle of 5 early NBS Bulletins, 1942 – 1944
131BBundle of 38 NBS Quarterly Bulletins1945 – 1951
131CBundle of 45 NBS Bulletins, 1952 – 1959
131DBundle of 54 NBS Bulletins, 1960 – 1971
131EBundle of 20 1980 -1981
131FBundle of 50 NBS Bulletins, 1987 – 1998
131GBundle of 40+ MA. & PA. State Bulletins
131HBundle of 37 NBS Bulletins 1986 – 1998
131IBundle of 20+ button mounting cards
131JBox of many Just Buttons Bulletins
131KBundle of 26 NBS Bulletins, books & pamphlets
131LBook: Button Button by Peggy Ann Osborne
131MBook: A Button Collector’s Second Journal by Lillian Smith Albert
131NBook: Buttons, A Collector’s Guide by Victor Houart
131OBook: Fun Buttons by Peggy Ann Osborne
131PBook: The Colorful World of Buttons by Viviane Beck Ertell
131QPhotograph from the National Button Society 1956 Convention in Chicago
132Cluny box of pictorial and other buttons
133Box of pictorial and other buttons
134Wood box of favor buttons
135Card of 21 old metal buttons, incl. Bolton steel
1364 handworked aluminum buttons
137Card of 20 early metal buttons: copper, steel, brass
138Card of 30 pewter buttons
139Card of 25 pewter buttons, incl. Christinas
140Card of 42 small bright cut pewter buttons
141Card of 35 pewter buttons
142Card of 46 small pewter buttons
143Card of 33 pewter buttons: Christina and Danforth
144Card of 61 pewter buttons
145Card of 23 pewter buttons, incl. lovebirds
146Card of 20 mostly silver buttons, incl. Deccan
147Hallmarked silver button, pierced, NBS large: rose, thistle, shamrock
1481 extra large silver button: Asian man
1491 extra large silver button: man in fancy hat
150Card of 6 Hallmarked silver buttons: pretty ladies
1511 extra large silver button: cherub/angel
152Card of 21 silver buttons, incl. Hallmarked, Art Nouveau
153Card of 10 silver buttons and 1closure
1541 peasant silver button with link
155Silver button: woman, words “Viellle Heidelberg”; signed “ABargas”
156Card of 70 small steel cup buttons
1571 large steel cup button: Serenading the moon
158Card of 5 steel cup buttons, incl. bird with letter; wildcats; building with pearl background
159Card of 20 medium and large steel-cups, incl. tobogganers
160Card of 52 blued steel buttons
160ACard of 3 blued steel buttons
161Card of 42 small steel-cup buttons
162Card of 42 small steel-cup buttons
163Card of 5 steel-cup, steel & steel trim buttons, incl. pearl background scene
164Bag of miscellaneous buttons
1651 large blued steel cup: Buster Brown and Tige
165ACard of 5 Kate Greenaway buttons, Bo Peep
165BCard of 4 Kate Greenaway buttons, Two, Three & Four little Maids
165CCard of 3 Kate Greenaway buttons, Mulberry Bush, Bo Peep, Four little Maids
165DCard of 16 Kate Greenaway buttons, Bo Peep
165ECard of 2 buttons depicting The Nutcracker and nut, plus book by Diane Goode
166Card of 30 mostly pierced brass buttons
167Card of 25 brass buttons, mostly plant life
168Card of 35 medium and small plant life buttons
169Card of 32 pretty plant life buttons
170Card of 5 early gilt brass watch case buttons
1711 watch case button: Henry Clay 1845
17234 tole on brass buttons
173Plastic bin of 19 cards of metal buttons
174Card of 34 brass and early gilt buttons, incl. watch cases
175Card of 26 tole and Japanned metal buttons
176Card of 4, 18th century Colonial copper buttons
177Card of 4 Teddy Roosevelt bear buttons
178Card of 5 Jacksonian & cousins buttons, incl. horse, horse & rider
179Card of 16 Jacksonian buttons, incl. train engine, 2 “Union”, flags, squirrel
1801George Washington Inaugural button “LONG LIVE THE PRESIDENT”
181Card of 25 twinkle buttons
182Frame of 15 Kate Greenaway and children buttons, incl. flower girl
183Card of 25 misc. buttons, incl. large enamel
184Card of 70 small metal picture buttons
185Card of 17 misc. buttons
186Frame of 25 metal picture buttons + ivoroids
187Card of 60 small metal picture buttons
188Card of 47 small metal picture buttons
189Card of 5 large metal picture buttons
190Card of 25 metal picture buttons
191Card of 24 metal picture buttons, incl. fables
192Card of 24 metal picture buttons, incl. King Lohengrin, Kate Greenaway, Jean L’Heche
193Card of 10 metal picture buttons, incl. King Arthur, Kate Greenaway, Samurai, knights on horseback
194Frame of 15 metal picture buttons
195Card of 35 medium metal picture buttons
195ACard of 20 buttons depicting people, incl. nude Scorpio woman
196Box: charm string, 999? buttons
197Card of 5 cinnabar buttons, incl. 4 legged creature
197ACard of 13 painted plaster buttons, incl. Native with bow & arrow
197BCard of 12 painted plastic buttons of 12 Things To Remember
198Card of 32 French aluminum buttons
199Card of 25 aluminum buttons
200Card of 26 aluminum buttons
201Card of 36 aluminum buttons, mostly JHB
202Card of 30 aluminum buttons
203Card of 2 mother/daughter, Asian woman with fan
204Card of 14 Asian theme picture buttons, incl.1 porcelain
205Large frame of miscellaneous buttons (35 buttons)
2067 Couture buttons: Line Vautrin, Helene Mechin, Monique Ogier
207Card of 3 glass buttons by Andre Molco
208Tray of 24 assorted buttons: glass spindle, leather purse, jade, etc.
2091wild animal tooth or claw set in silver; Bavarian? Persian?
210Frame of 30 shell buttons, incl. 2 Bethlehem pearl
211Card of 46 shell buttons
212 Card of 32 shell in metal buttons
213Card of 20 mixed color shell buttons
21418th century carved pearl button, paste center, NBS medium
2154 Bethlehem pearl buttons: religious themes
2164 Bethlehem pearl buttons: Shields of Saints
2172 cards of shell buttons, 40 total
218Card of 42 small pearl buttons with mostly steel OME
219Card of 42 small buttons with pearl
220Card of 25 mostly carved shell buttons
220A2 cards (45 total) pearl and shell buttons
220B2 cards (43total) pearl & shell buttons. incl. Bethlehem verbal, Count Ferson litho
220C1large sew-thru cameo carved pearl of a hand holding flowers
2212 cards of button sets (84 buttons)
222Card of 60 buttons, some sets
223Card of 4 license plate buttons
224Card of 10 button sets (50 buttons total)
225Card of 35 buttons: goofies, etc. incl. 4 cigarette packs
226Card of 12 celluloid tight tops, incl. 3 ovals
227Large plastic bin of 30 cards of plastic buttons
228Poke bag of celluloid buttons
229Card of 21 small lithograph buttons, people, incl. Royalty
230Frame of 41 celluloid realistics, mostly Weeber
231Frame of 30 modern black glass buttons with iridescent luster
232Frame of 25 faceted black glass buttons
233Frame of 35 black glass buttons: rectangles, incl. tingue
234Black Glass Classification: 42 buttons
235105 small black glass buttons
236Card of 42 black glass buttons
237Card of 42 black glass buttons
2382 cards of mostly small black glass buttons, a lot
2392 cards of lustered black glass buttons, 62 total
240Card of 10 large and medium black glass pictorial buttons
240ACard of 30 black glass buttons, incl. enamel painted man, birds at a nest
240BCard of 25 black glass buttons, pictures and im. fabric
240CCard of 44 black glass buttons, incl. gold painted book
240DCard of 42 black glass buttons, incl. realistic bow, figure under umbrella
240ECard of 35 black glass buttons, incl. rat
241Card of 12 black Bakelite buttons
242Card of 16 apple juice Bakelite buttons
243Card of 20 Lea Stein rhodoid buttons
244Card of 25 crackled plastic buttons
245Card of 30 misc. plastic buttons
246Card of 20 funky French plastic buttons
247Card of 20 laminated plastic buttons, mostly casein
248Card of 23 misc. plastic buttons, incl. Bakelite bullets
249Card of 24 Bakelite buttons, mostly realistics
250Card of 19 Bakelite buttons, incl. monkey
250A4 Martha’s Vineyard lighthouse buttons
250B2 Irish theme etched plastic buttons
250C2 etched plastic whale buttons
2512 cards of vegetable ivory buttons, 93 total
252Card of 70 mostly red vegetable ivory buttons
253Card of 64 vegetable ivory buttons, mostly plaids
2541 medium vegetable ivory button with brass and cut steels
2552 cards vegetable ivory buttons, 84 total
2567 cards of vegetable ivory buttons
257File of papers on moonglow buttons
258Group of mounting cards
259Group of mounting cards
260Card of hand-painted Pavone washing day set (6 buttons)
2616 John Quimby ceramic buttons
2621 John Quimby ceramic realistic trout button
2636 John Quimby ceramic buttons
2646 Frank Rossi (San Jose CA) carved wood buttons
2656 Frank Rossi carved wood buttons
2666 Frank Rossi carved wood buttons
2671 Anna Hranovsk (VT) ceramic button: fancy woman’s head
268Card of 20 studio buttons
269Jari Sheese torch work glass buttons: 12 latticino buttons
2703 Barbara Lane (Hartland VT) ceramic buttons
2712 Brooks hand-painted buttons, incl. gollywog
271AOriginal card of 6 Brooks insect buttons on light blue base
272NRA (National Recovery Act) wood button
273Card of 25 wood background buttons
274G. Keller wood and sapphire button (in Loic Allio book, Boutons)
275Card of 25 identified wood buttons
276Card of 25 wood buttons
277Card of 25 wood buttons, mostly realistic
278Card of 2 wood marquetry buttons, seahorse, yoke
279Card of 3 Russian lacquer wood buttons, incl. bear driving a sleigh
280Card of 6 Frank Rossi carved wood buttons
280A2 cards of horn and inlay buttons (56 total)
280B2 cards of pressed and dyed horn buttons (65 total)
280CCard of 42 kiddie buttons
280DCard of 35 buckle buttons
280EBook: The Button Sting by Thelma Shull
280FBook: The Collector’s Guide to Paperweights
280GBook: The Book of Buttons
280HCard of 30 ceramic, plaster and other material buttons
280IFrame of 49 bright cut pewter buttons
280JSample card of nylon novelty buttons (213 total)
280KCard of 30 mostly sporting buttons
280LBag of miscellaneous buttons
280MBag of miscellaneous buttons
280NBag of miscellaneous buttons
280PBag of miscellaneous buttons
280QBag of miscellaneous buttons
281Card of 30 mostly bone buttons
282Card of 20 buttons: bone, antler, etc., incl. shibayama
283Card of 44 mostly bone underwear buttons, on long underwear image
284Card of 4 animal tooth buttons
285Card of 6 painted God of Fortune buttons
286Card of 5 china shoe buttons on shoe art card
287Card of 42 china buttons, incl. faces
288Card & frame of 66 china buttons on Folk Art cards
289Card of 2 china calico jewel buttons
290Card of 43 china buttons, incl. rimmed
2912 cards of composition buttons, 72 total
292Card 67 composition buttons
293Card of 30 composition buttons, incl. inlays and verbal
294Card of 37 composition buttons, flecks
295Filing box of NBS Bulletins plus black glass classification and other button books
296Book: Guidelines for Collecting China Buttons, Hardcover
297Booklet: “Goofies” Book 1
298Book: The Complete Button Book, by Smith and Kent
299Book: The Big Book of Buttons, blue edition
300Card of 12 Scottish blazer buttons on original La Mode sample card
301Card of about 80 Goodyear rubber buttons
3021 Goodyear rubber with steel cross button
303Card of 46 Goodyear rubber buttons, mostly pin shanks
304Card of 42 rubber buttons
305Card of 42 moonglow buttons
306Frame plus 2 cards of clear glass buttons, 102 total
307Card of 105 mini Czech glass buttons
308Card of 42 transparent colored glass buttons
309String of hundreds of tiny Czech glass buttons
310Card of 42 Czech glass buttons
311Frame of 70 diminutive buttons, incl. peacock eye
312Card of 64 mostly glass in metal buttons on Christmas tree
313Card of pearl buttons making braille alphabet
314Card of 72 Czech glass buttons in the shape of a Christmas tree
315Brown file box of misc. cards of buttons
31690 buttons sewn to fabric, in star shape; mostly diminutives
317Bag of buckles
318Large zip lock bag of casein slides
319Large zip lock bag of multi color casein slides
3201 cinnabar button: horse
321Card of 30 animal buttons, incl. camels, frog, hippo, etc.
322Card of 28 dog buttons
323Card of 35 animal buttons
324Card of 30 animal buttons
3252 dog head buttons: Chows!!
3261 cat head button, NBS large
3272 large ceramic buttons: wild animal heads, by Australian artist
328Hand-painted Pavone set: frogs (5 buttons)
329Card of 35 mostly brass animal buttons
3301 large St. Bernard dog head button
331Card of 42 small metal picture buttons
331ACard of 26 bird buttons, incl. celluloid glow, porcelain, pearl
332Card of 25 bird buttons
333Card of 20 owl buttons, incl. Christina, jelly belly
334Card of 20 rooster buttons
334ACard of 3 penguin buttons plus picture
3351 Carved, pierced pearl: parrot head, glass eye button
336Large brass button: birds under umbrella
337Large brass button: swimming swan in cattails
3382 Zia pottery buttons: birds
338A2 special owl buttons
339X-Large Frank Rossi carved wood animal face, glass eyes
340Metal work button: birds under leaf
341Card of 9 mermaid buttons
342Card of 25 sea creature buttons
343Boxed set of 6 reverse-painted under glass set in metal dog buttons
3441 micro mosaic dog button, unusual red orange background (NBS small)
345Card of 10 animal head buttons, mostly reverse-painted under glass set in metal, plus fox head lithograph
346Card of 25 dog buttons, incl. poodle with chair, porcelain
347Large wood background bee button, cut steel trim
348Set of 5 Pavone hand-painted lady bug buttons
349Card of 2 Bakelite realistic buttons, pineapple, butterfly
350Card of 3 Bakelite realistic buttons, pear, pineapple, olive?
350ABook: Art in Miniature by Stefan O. Schiff
350BBook: Children’s Books of the 19th Century by Lou McCulloch
350CBook: The History of the Christmas Card by George Buday
350DBook: 50 Year Index to National Button Society Bulletins by Anne Flood vol. 1-50
350EBook: Index to NBS Bulletins vol. 51-70, by Anne Flood
350FBook: The Pearlies, A Social Record by Pearl Binder
350GBook: Antique Buttons by Primrose Peacock
350HBook: Buttons by Nancy Fink and Maryalice Ditzler
350JBook: About Buttons, A Collector’s Guide by Peggy Ann Osborne
350KBook: Fashion Buckles, Common To Classic by McGrath & Meana
351Card of 19 lucite & acrylic buttons
352Card of 25 clear plastic buttons
3533 cards of imitation tortoise plastic buttons, 60 total
3542 cards of Bakelite buttons, 31 total
355Card of 11 Bakelite buttons
356Card of 35 coin type buttons
357Card of 19 horse shoe buttons
357ACard of 14 basket & container buttons, incl. Jacksonaian, pearl with silver
358Card of 30 buttons with bible references
359Card of 23 playing card theme buttons
3601 Little Teddy button on matching poem article
360ACard of 31 teddy bear buttons plus picture
360B1 teddy bear button with Teddy Roosevelt picture
361Card of 42 small metal picture buttons, incl. handkerchief corner face
3621 extra-large brass button from “Home Beauty” by Austin Dobson
3631 Lg. brass Kate Greenaway button with illustration, “Flower Babies”
3641 brass Kate Greenaway button with illustration, “O ring the bells”
3651 metal children on pearl Kate Greenaway button with illustrations
3661 black glass Kate Greenaway button with illustration, “The Royal Progress of King Pepito”
367Card of 1 metal Kate Greenaway button with illustration, “Under The Window”
3681 metal handkerchief corner Kate Greenaway button with illustration, “Summer”
369Card of 7 shell & metal Kate Greenaway buttons, 1883 Almanac “Summer”
370Card of 7 shamrock & 4-leaf clover buttons with illustration
371Frame of 25 flower buttons
372Card of 7 hand-painted Brooks flower buttons
3733 porcelain buttons: flowers
374Card of 42 small metal buttons: plant life
375Card of 42 small black glass buttons
376Card of 26 leaf buttons
377Card of 20 grapes buttons
378Card of 2 rose buttons with poem by Richard Fanshaw
379Card of 14 plant life buttons, incl. wheat, strawberries
380Delicately carved lily of the valley button
381Card of 8 Eiffel Tower buttons
382Card of 5 poppy buttons
383Card of flowers and fences buttons (29 total)
384Card of 22 glass in metal buttons, incl. imitation mosaic, jewels
385Card of 6 glass in metal, imitating marble
386Card of 8 Italian micro mosaic buttons, flowers and patterns
387Card of 10 micro mosaic buttons of Roman ruins & 1 pietra dura flower
388Card of 11 weskit buttons, painted buildings on glass set in metal
389Card of 18 buttons depicting bridges