Charming Victorian brass pictorial a group of children or putti washing clothes in large washtubs. Shown BBB PL 188-19. Japanned reverse with loop shank. Est. selling price is $60-100.
#281 Playland Wash Day
#285 Children at Play Glass Set
Four cobalt artisan painted buttons designed by the late Geri Peck of California, painted by a family of skilled artisans in the Czech Republic, and produced in limited quantities. Here is a boy presenting a flower bouquet, a girl watering her flower garden, a boy wading in a lake, and a girl reading a story to her stuffed bear. Reverse shows backmark H gp 07 with plate and loop shank. Est. selling price is $100-200.
#293 Art Nouveau Gibson Girl
A large and lovely silvered metal Art Nouveau Gibson Girl in openwork design and mounted on a deep concave cup. Silver wire loop shank. Est. selling price is $100-200.
#276 Large Pictorial Watch Crystal
A rare and large pictorial watch crystal button from the late 19th century featuring a printed paper cutout under the crystal that might be illustrating a Red Riding Hood and the Wolf tale. Similar buttons are shown BBB PL 38-1, and #3 on the opposite page. Lacquered metal reverse with wire loop shank. Est. selling price is $100-200.
#254 Religious Firestone
The shepherd Joseph and wife Mary, with two sheep at their sides, are depicted on this ceramic firestone (a high-temperature fired clay). By studio artist Diana McClure. Signed on the reverse “Diana McClure, Cinti, Oh.” Two-hole sew-thru. Est. selling price is $30-60.
#222 Engraved Egyptian Wood Contour
Egyptian design incised in a high contour wood dome depicts a musician playing a floor harp. Flat brass wire shank. Est. selling price is $60-100.
#228 Bighorn Sheep
Beautifully engraved & pigmented head of a bighorn sheep on a disk of antler. Est. selling price is $60-100.
#147 18th-C Gilded Copper
Copper with a design of multiple hand-tooled borders and a ring of bright gilding. Est. selling price is $100-200.
#149 18th-C Embossed Copper
Unusual border of embossed domes, each bordered with a hand-struck starburst frame. Central cut steel. Est. selling price is $200-400.
#124 Gutta Percha Grapes on Wood
Finely detailed grape bunch and leaves in gutta percha mounted on a wood base. Est. selling price is $100-200.
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