Spring Button Auction Day 1
Lot 2336:
Description
This assortment comprises a wide variety of novelty and specialty buttons mounted on two separate display cards. These are buttons that showcase a variety of artistic styles and materials from the mid-to-late 20th century, including enamel, glass, porcelain, celluloid, bone, shell, base metals, ceramic, wood, fabric, and synthetic rubber. The subjects represented include fauna such as elephants, birds, fish, reptiles, pigs, and poultry; flora including mushrooms, acorns, and flowers; and various objects such as a rotary telephone, a faucet, a truck, and a theater mask. One display card features a printed grid with detailed classification labels and numbers, while the second card, titled Pigs and Poultry, contains handwritten descriptive notes. Technical methods observed include plique-a-jour enameling, paste stone setting, hand-painting, and molded relief. The pieces are mounted for exhibition and study, reflecting the detailed categorization common in button collecting circles.
Display cards: approximately 9 inches in height. 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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