Spring Button Auction Day 2
Lot 2458:
Description
An assortment of antique black glass buttons dating from the Victorian and Edwardian eras, organized on a display card titled BLACK GLASS BIRDS. These items are buttons featuring a wide array of avian-themed designs, including specific species such as peacocks, owls, swans, herons, and doves, as well as narrative scenes like birds in nests and hatching chicks. The collection showcases various 19th-century manufacturing techniques, including acid-etching, hand-painting, and the application of metallic luster finishes in gold, silver, copper, and gunmetal. Notable technical features include specimens with paste-set eyes, fired-on paint, and various shapes ranging from standard rounds to hexagonal and contoured forms. One button is documented on the card as having a backmark dated December 28, 1880.
Card height: 10.5 inches
Card width: 8.25 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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