BYSON BUTTONS



17th, 18th & 19th CENTURY
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Realistic sterling silver mirror button
Extra large silver 17th century Dutch britches button

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Three Unusual buttons:

18th c. Passementerie Woodbacks
19th c. Jeweled Enamels
Large Pierced Carnival Lustered Black Glass

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18th c. faceted opaline glass with silver escutcheon

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Really old silver toggle buttons and filigree buttons

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19th c. Enamel Egyptian Scarab button
- silver with open set paste

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18th c. Buttons in Assorted Materials

18th c. Copper Buttons - Scan 1

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18th c. Copper Buttons - Scan 2

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18th c. Pearl Buttons

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18th c. Steel Buttons

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17th c. Austro Hungarian Buttons

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18th c. Bone & Wood Back Buttons
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18th c. Bone & Wood Back Buttons - Scan 2

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18th c. Passementerie Buttons with silver bullion, foil & sequins

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18th c. & 19th c. Old Metal Buttons:
- 18th c. Steel with pearl, blued steel, tinted tin impressed foil & Paste
- Early 19th c. Brass with gemstone & silvered copper escutcheon over foil

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19th c. Large Silver Filigree Buttons

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18th & 19th Century Buttons

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18th c. Porcelain + Lachenal Ceramic Buttons

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18th century Spotted Dog running
- reverse-painting under glass with brushed silver background

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18th century Porcelain Buttons, Exquisite!

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Group of 18th & 19th Century Buttons
- coppers, pearl, porcelain, aluminum

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Small 18th c. Passementerie Buttons

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Copper colonial Chased 12 Pointed Star
Copper colonial Chased Floral Border
18th c. Steel


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18th c. Painting Under Glass
of The Bastille, France

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Two Unusual 18th century Buttons:
- passementerie button of silver foil with silver thread
- agate pinshank

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Beautiful and detailed 18th c. button

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Buttons with Pastes:
- pierced champleve enamel with paste & brass center
- Lady (Duchess of Devonshire ?) lithograph under celluloid with paste border
- dyed blue pearl in elaborate setting with pastes

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18th century Pearl Buttons
French Pearl Rebus Buttons

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Two Unusual 18th c. Steel Buttons

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18th century passementerie square button

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18th century Repoussee Woodback Buttons

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Backs
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Large 19th c. enamel on copper button--flowers

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Austro-Hungarian Jeweled Toggle Buttons

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19th c. Indian Buildings


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These are 19th century miniature paintings on ivory
under glass mounted in silver from India
of great monuments rendered in Western-style perspective.
1 1/8" Diameter.




Late 18th or early 19th c. Habitat Button set in Silver:
Butterfly or Moth on Paper

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18th c. Woven Threads Passementrie Button>
Vintage Couture Dyed Pony Fur Pad Back Buttons

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18th Century Man's Outfit


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This is an original beautiful and detailed 18th c. man's coat, vest & pants
in light green and pink silk with matching fabric passementerie buttons
that are hand made of green & pink foil with silver thread around the center and border;
the button was sewn through the fabric back to attach it to the garment.
This outfit has been sold, but some of the buttons are available to purchase,
see below.

Small & Large-Medium 18th c. Passementerie buttons
Foil with Silver Thread buttons--bright green and hot pink!!

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19th century Fabric Button
- with Gold Threads & Paste Trim

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18th Bone Backs, Wood Backs & Fabric Backs


These are beautiful and detailed 18th c. buttons
were made with gold or silver metal cut out designs
with fabric backs, wood backs or bone backs with cat gut shanks!
Ruler at the bottom of scan for measuring.
Price next to each button in dollars.





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