A sepia tinted ivoroid titled “Sarah Lennox at Holland House”, inspired by a painting by Reynolds. The brass version is shown BBB PL 203-3. Original tint decorated brass rim with tinted steel inner liner. Japanned reverse with metal loop shank. Est. selling price is $30-60.
#285 Feeding the Birds Ivoroid
#276 Realistic Coral and Silver Ant
#244 Deluxe Indian Architecture
A large and exquisitely detailed painting of an interior courtyard of an Indian palace. The painting is set under glass in a silver rim and back. From the mid 19th century during the time of the British Raj when the British Crown had dominion over the Indian subcontinent. Similar examples can be seen in Buttons by Epstein & Safro, p. 100. Silver loop shank. Est. selling price is $200-400.
#236 Early Stamped Silver
Late 18th or early 19th century one-piece stamped sheet silver with pierced design. Nice early example of this technique. This type of button was made in southern Germany and Austria in imitation of the expensive cut-steel buttons worn at that time by the upper class. Est. selling price is $100-200.
#212 Realistic Flying Arita Bird
#188 Motiwala Greenaway Enamel
#189 Victorian Sea Bathers
#167 NRA Circle and Crescent
This National Recovery Act pressed wood button has a crescent and circle design against a background or concentric arcs and radiating lines. Like the previous lot, this button was only made for a short time period in U.S. history when the National Recovery Act was in place, from 1933 until 1935. Backmarked NRA and original paper label with eagle logo is still intact. Est. selling price is $60-100.
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