Lions. 01/12/2012
Different types of lion buttons. Top:Storybook button of Sampson Wresting the Lion. Middle: Doorknocker style brass figural lion heads. Bottom: Heraldry style lion with shield. Add Comment   Large figural brass button of Yum-Yum from the widely popular 1885 comic opera The Mikado by Gilbert & Sullivan. An English fascination for all things Japanese spread through the country as trade between Europe & Japan increased dramatically from the 1860s - 1870s. This is one of my favorite buttons because of the intricate details in the panels of the parasol & on the kimono fabric. Pretty Paris buttons. 02/09/2011
      Full cards of unused antique Victorian & Edwardian buttons; a great way to motivate me to create more jewelry. Antique Mother-of-pearl buttons from France. 01/15/2011
   A couple cards of antique mother-of-pearl buttons from France. Both have nice graphics. Unused with plant life. 10/23/2010
     Antique buttons with designs of plant life, unused, on their original cards. The top 2 images are of black glass buttons, the others are metal picture buttons. Parisian Ladies, before & after. 09/30/2010
   Nice large picture buttons with a twinkle background. Found in England. Owl get it! Before & after. 08/19/2010
  Before & after a lot of scrubbing with steel wool & brass cleaner. Parisian Twinkle buttons. 07/06/2010
 Victorian twinkle buttons, that have a reflective inner layer that is meant to provide additional shine & brilliance; unused on their original cards.  Vibrant. 06/19/2010
 I vended at the Cupertino Cherry Blossom festival in April. There was a lady there who was telling her friend that there was no way that the buttons I use were Victorian. Pardon? The colors were too bright she said. Yes, well that's because I try to purchase as many unused cards of buttons as I can afford. Just because the photos from that era are black & white, doesn't mean that their clothing was too.  Screw back buttons? 06/19/2010
   These were probably used in the very early 1800's, since the little card that these were attached to is over 50 years old. | ArchivesFebruary 2012 CategoriesAll |
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