Spring Button Auction Day 2
Lot 2941:
Description
This collection comprises an extensive assortment of antique and vintage sewing buttons, historical portrait photography, and handcrafted beaded charms. The buttons are constructed from various materials including mother-of-pearl, glass, wood, plastic, metal, and bone, presented loose, on original display cards, or attached to period fabric strips. One specific mounting board features black fabric strips with buttons identified as originating from a ladies dress circa 1907-1909. The photographic group includes late 19th and early 20th-century studio portraits, cabinet cards, and a framed family portrait from Mobley’s Fine Art Studio in Salem, Indiana. Also included is a display tray containing multiple beaded jewelry charms or dangles featuring various glass and stone beads. Informative ephemera and mounting boards provide historical context, including a reproduction portrait of Doge Andrea Gritti and a photograph labeled The Bay 1890. Visible markings include Mobley’s Fine Art Studio, Salem, Ind. and Halcraft Lux Jewelry Components.
Width of main display board: approximately 22 inches Pick up is Friday, March 13 from 10 am to 4 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: [email protected]. Sales tax is collected on this auction.
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