A large and small brass story button titled “Hop O’ My Thumb and the Theft of the Seven League Boot”, shown BBB PL. 194-7. The double strand twisted border design reveals a tinted underliner. Japanned reverses with wire loop shanks. Est. selling price is $60-100.
#285 Seven League Boot M/D
#225 Cat in the Mirror M/D
The ever popular and scarce picture “The Cat in the Mirror” in both a large and small size. A beveled steel (verified magnetic) acts as the mirror to the preening cat. Wire loop shanks. Est. selling price is $100-200.
#185 Elephant Trio
Three buttons with elephants include a dark iridescent shell with pewter elephant escutcheon, a black glass with molded gold painted elephant head, and a wood shield featuring three tiny elephants. The wood is backmarked MODELE DEPOSE with a brass shank. The shell has a cast pewter shank. The glass has a self shank. Est. selling price is $30-60.
#101 Arctic Carvings
Four buttons carved by native Alaskan artists including the realistic head of a bird, a realistic bear head and a contour bear head, and a realistic fish or whale. The bird head is a sew-thru and the others have carved self shanks. Est. selling price is $100-200.
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