Satsuma porcelain animal life plus ..buttons

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The pot of basil button

 isabella, or the Pot of Basil (1818) is a narrative poem by John Keats It tells the tale of a young woman sabella, or the Pot of Basil (1818) is a narrative poem by John Keats adapted from a story in Boccaccio's Decameron (IV, 5). It tells the tale of a young woman whose family intend to marry her to "some high noble and his olive trees", but who falls for Lorenzo, one of her brothers' employees. When the brothers learn of this, they murder Lorenzo and bury his body. His ghost informs Isabella in a dream. She exhumes the body and buries the head in a pot of basil which she tends obsessively, while pining away. 

antique metal button

 

THE LITTLE TAILOR , or NINE WITH ONE BLOW button

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VERY scarce and rare 

 THE LITTLE TAILOR , or NINE WITH ONE BLOW button from the nursery tale in which the little Tailor tells everyone that he killed "nine at one blow" when the nine were really flies. The brass figure and fly are applied to a one piece,textured brass background The rim is attached to the background by short bars, leaving a space open at the side all away around

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Taj Mahal set of 3 Motiwala buttons

  set of 3 buttons Motiwala Taj Mahal plus..large enamel/silver
the figures Rulers of Mughal dynasty
Shanjahan and his wife Aurrnyzeb

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Todd Oldham fashion designer buttons

 

Todd Oldham fashion designer buttons

all his buttons were manufactured by the Streamline button Co.

metal.. the fruits/vegetables are enameled all these buttons were made  in 1992 and 1993

Popper glass antique buttons

 

Popper glass antique buttons

 made by the Leo Popper Company in the early part of this century

1870's to just before World War 1

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Bicentennial set of 12 buttons

 Bicentennial  set of 12 Jasperware Wedgwood style buttons commemorate
made by Stella Rzanski in 1975i
size of buttons 2 1/8..self shank

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Asian figures plus buttons on card

 

 Asian figures plus buttons the figures 4 Chinese immortals in mid century silk Satsumas are from Japan cinnabar China 

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Scarabs and other beetle buttons

 
Some of my Scarabs and other beetles..buttons
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Pope John XX111 card

 

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Shoe buttons/hooks

 Shoe buttons
These buttons, which were sewed on leather-and fabric-top shoes for fastenings, were made of several materials. Most of them were dome shaped. Black and white were the two most popular colors because they were made to match the shoes; however, colored shoe buttons were made. The colored ones were usually covered with paints, though some were made of colored glass. Unless the glass buttons are found on shoes, it is difficult to differentiate them from small dress buttons
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Shoe button Hooks: Most button hooks found in collections today were made between the 1860s and 1930s. They came into very common use with women's high button-up boots and shoes around 1880, and persisted until after World War I. Shoes for both men and women in the late 1800s were generally made of stiff leather or serge, with between 2 and 26 buttons; getting the buttons through the buttonholes of the stiff material could be a daunting task. Thanks to Paul Rice for this shoe button hooks research.
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Elephant buttons on material

 the material is vintage from Bombay, India

 buttons 

2 tiny plastic, and 2 metal

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Card of antique jeweled buttons

  All are metal  size 1/2 to 1 11/16

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SPORTING antique BUTTONS

 SPORTING antique BUTTONS
Sporting buttons were worn by gentlemen on their jackets (hunting coats). Commonly found in sets, early sporting buttons depict game, hunting dogs and hunters, as well other sporting  activities such as fishing etc.
Materials include metals, horn, pearl, ivory and enamel
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my card are metal and one horn
the 1st button in last row is a HUNT button not sporting
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LIVERY antique BUTTONS

LIVERY antique  BUTTONS Typically depicting heraldic designs of the family, livery buttons were worn on servants clothing (livery) provided by the master of the household and only occasionally by the owner.  Major types include achievements, and  crests, there are also badges, initials, and monograms. Most livery buttons were made of metal , but horn, pearl, and glass mounted in metal exist.
When the master of the house died, metal buttons were darkened for a period of mourning 

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Eiffel Tower buttons

 The Eiffel Tower was built from 1887 to1889 by French engineer Gustave Eiffel
vintage plastic button with enclosed stamp of Marianne (pronounced [maʁjan]) has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty.

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Statue of Liberty buttons

 Statue of Liberty buttons
1st row  brass-plastic
2nd row 1st Elsa Schiaparelli button-brass with paper photo set under plastic cover ( light color is scanner glare
2nd antique brass
The statue was a gift to America from the people of France It arrived in sections at New York city in 1885 and money for the pedestal was obtained by public donations . The completed statue was dedicated by  Grover Cleveland in October 1886

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Bone scene button
An unusually large bone button with a hand--painted scene of an amorous 18th century couple
French button,scarce, size 1 3/8
one of my favorite buttons
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French Pearl Buttons

 French Pearls Buttons
Gilded French Pearls
dated in the middle to late 1800s
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Herman Lowenstein enamel ZODIAC set

 Herman Lowenstein enamel ZODIAC set

1st sets were made in 1979 , he made 25 sets all alike

Herman pasted away in  March 1982 at 87 years old.

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