Spring Button Auction Day 1
Lot 2042:
Description
A collection of modern pewter buttons featuring various relief-molded designs and specific maker attributions. These items are buttons mounted on a display card, with identified makers including Todd Oldham, Three Feathers Pewter, and Pillaged Village. The assortment displays a wide range of motifs such as botanical subjects including oak leaves, acorns, and a green enameled artichoke. Animal designs feature grazing sheep and birds, while landscape scenes include cacti and barns. One prominent button depicts an Art Nouveau-style female face. Several examples incorporate decorative centers in blue, brown, or green tones. The lot includes a provenance document from Three Feathers Pewter dated Spring 2003, which describes an oval button reproduction cast from a four-cavity brass mold dated 1758. Many buttons in the group are noted to feature backmarks.
Display card: 8.5 x 11 inches
Button diameters: 0.5 to 2 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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