A miniature diorama from plastic and paper elements has been constructed under glass for this British made bakelite button. Reverse backmarked MADE IN ENGLAND, BRIT. AND FOREIGN PATENTS. Molded peg shank. Est. selling price is $60-100.
#297 Dancers Under the Moonlight
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#298 Mexican Silver
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#266 DuBois Painted Turtle
December 28, 2022
Painted wood turtle with carved detail sits atop a separate wood disc painted to resemble a rock or mud flat with fishes in the surrounding water. The turtle’s four feet and tail are painted paper. By Nancy DuBois. Artist’s signature and date 2000 is on the reverse. Applied shank. Est. selling price is $60-100.
#272 Dutch Children Enamels
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#274 City Mice Country Mice Studio
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#233 18th-C Pictorial Enamel
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White pierreries surround an array of gold pictorial paillon birds, vases, & a butterfly. Central emaux peints reserve depicts a sea fan, a type of soft coral. See our Autumn 2021 auction, Lot #173, for a button from the same enamelist. Plaquette in gilded copper or gilded brass. Est. selling price is $600-1500.
#235 Steel Fleur de Lis
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#209 Archway Painting
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#189 18th-C Dragon Slayer
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#179 18th-C Wood
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