Eros, cupid, fairies & angels. 01/17/2012
 In the late 1800’s William Bouguereau was one of the most popular painters in France. In 1880, his painting “Young Girl Defending Herself From Eros,” took the Paris Salon by storm. His romantic style of classical imagery was a hit with the public. This button was made in Paris & is a replica of his famous painting.              Antique metal picture buttons with cupid, angels, fairies & putti. Add Comment 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. Heart twinkles. 10/19/2011
Small ball shaped buttons with hear shapes cut out of the top that allow the interior reflective twinkle aspect to shine through & provide additional brilliance. 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. Paris Mode, 2 cards of large buttons. 11/08/2010
   Found 2 full cards of these Paris Mode brand Edwardian buttons. They are nice, large (1 1/4"), and in good condition, even though the cards are quite stained & dirty. Not a horribly exciting design, a sprig of fern & basket, but ok nonetheless. This is the 1st time that I've seen a Paris Mode card that was marked "Made in Germany," at the bottom. 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.      The Gibson girl was a feminine ideal of the Art Nouveau period created by illustrator Charles Gibson. She was an early standard of beauty, youth & fashion and often portrayed with her hair piled atop her head in order to accent a graceful neck. This card of Parisian buttons was a great find, though they look as if they were attacked by someone who was a bit too heavy handed with the patina. The bottom pictures show a few after they were cleaned. | ArchivesFebruary 2012 CategoriesAll |
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