Cupid, chin propped on chubby fist, is the audience for a lute player on this rare Victorian pictorial. Note the end of Cupid’s quiver of arrows, which you can see just below his wing, thereby establishing his identity. Brass loop shank. Est. selling price is $100-200.

An exquisite 18th century enamel features a pink draped goddess or muse playing hand cymbals as she dances through a lush green field, a blue ribbon flowing along with her movement. White counter-enameling with drilled copper loop shank. Est. selling price is $600-1500.

A delicately rendered watercolor painting on natural material under glass in a gilded mounting with a hand-tooled, faux-braided rim. Brass reverse with loop shank. Est. selling price is $200-400.

A pansy flower with stem, leaves, and bloom features a silver lustered center on this Victorian lacy glass with black tint. Shown BBB PL 36A-13. Original reverse paint shows a few missing areas. Brass hump shank. Est. selling price is $100-200.

Scalloped filigree brass features an enameled appliqué of blue and white forget-me-nots with stem and foliage. Cut steel embellishment. Wire U shank. Est. selling price is $30-60.

Emaux peints details on champleve petals yield a lovely openwork enamel iris. Loop shank. Est. selling price is $100-200.

A prong mounted peacock eye jewel centers this openwork individually riveted cut-steel jewel design backed with black velvet. Other facetted steel velvet backs can be seen BBB PL 29-1 and 2. The velvet has lost some of its nap. All is rivet-mounted to a silvered steel reverse with copper loop shank. Est. selling price is $100-200.

Built in Paris in the early 17th century for Marie de Medici, mother of Louis XIII, the palace’s south facade today looks very much as it does in this fine 18th-C engraving under glass. Copper rim and loop shank, tinned sheet-iron back. Est. selling price is $400-600.

A stunning high-domed faceted cranberry glass jewel is the focus of this modified square silvered metal mount Gay 90s. Wire bridge shank. Est. selling price is $60-100.

This Victorian ivoroid button depicts Balmoral Castle, the British royal family’s private home in the Scottish Highlands. Shown BBB PL 260-20. Loop shank on the brass mount. Est. selling price is $60-100.

A large, finely constructed and tole-decorated brass button with engraved details features an applied, shamrock-edged “V” in celebration of Queen Victoria. Loop shank. Est. selling price is $60-100.

This large brass features a center high domed pink glass cabochon framed by a scroll design embellished with three bezel mounted pastes. Heavy wire U shank. Est. selling price is $30-60.

A brass tree over a wood background features a floral integrated border design. Japanned reverse with loop shank. Est. selling price is $60-100.

This Art Nouveau silvered openwork Iris design is embellished with both two clear and three green pastes. Loop shank. Est. selling price is $60-100.

This rare black horn features the triumphal arch at the city gate of Milan, Italy, the ARCO De PACE (in lettering at the base of the structure). The construction of this “Arch of Peace,” first began in 1807 under Napoleonic rule, and was later completed in 1838 under Austrian rule. Metal loop shank. Est. selling price is $200-400.

Sunshine and shadows interplay on this study of the angles and elevations of an 18th-century Mediterranean city. Gilded rim, back and loop shank. Est. selling price is $400-600.

A cherub holds an open book on this pierced hallmarked silver with rococo scrolled border design. The hallmarks on the front include maker’s mark S J, London city marks, and date mark of 1900. Shown BBB PL 76-27. Silver loop shank. Est. selling price is $60-100.

A charming white horse and blue-coated rider, companion button to the galloping horse sold in last summer’s auction. Watercolor painting on paper under glass. Gilded copper rim and back, copper loop shank. Added note:  It has been brought to our attention that this is a Dressage scene, as was the companion sold in the Summer Auction. The horses depicted are likely Andalusian or Lippazan. Est. selling price is $600-1500.

This lithograph under celluloid is rather hard to read, but the picture looks to be of a man leaning against storage box or trunk as he rides a raft on a serene body of water. Trees fill the background and his reflection is suggested on the water. Metal loop shank. ID’d! From the famous painting Fur Traders Descending the Missouri  by George Caleb Bingham. Est. selling price is $30-60.

The highly collectible brass depicting Admiral Peary standing at the North Pole in this scene with another Parka-dressed figure, polar bears, a large sailing ship, the U.S. flag, the Aurora Borealis, stars in the sky, and an igloo. Elongated loop shank. Est. selling price is $100-200.

This large early silver or white metal is engraved with what looks to be a staved basket. Though, perhaps, you have a different idea? Heavy loop shank. Backmark J M. Est. selling price is $100-200.

This large brown glazed porcelain from the late 19th or early 20th century features a transfer portrait of a lovely lady with hand-painted detail. Self-shank. Est. selling price is $30-60.

Milk glass portrait of Minerva in painted colors of orange, green, and brown. Brass loop and plate shank. Est. selling price is $30-60.

The words below this lovely watercolor portrait identify the woman as a resident of the Swiss canton of Fribourg. What is she carrying? Tinned-sheet iron back, tinned copper loop shank, copper rim. Est. selling price is $600-1500.

This wax sculptured knight from the 18th century still wields his shield and sword, though he appears to be rather battle-weary. This rare 18th century button material obviously did not weather well, as there are few surviving examples. This fellow still proudly soldiers on. Under glass with copper rim. Sheet iron reverse with copper loop shank. Est. selling price is $400-600.

This brass features a woman playing a mandolin, shown BBB PL 171-13. She may represent Erato, muse of music, as she appears to be reclining among clouds. Lacquered steel reverse with metal loop shank. Est. selling price is $30-60.

The dreamy quality of this lovely Div. I lacy glass with paisley border design derives from its aqua back color. Silver luster enhances the surface. Brass hump shank. Est. selling price is $100-200.

This handsome silvered brass coin design with steel border features a laurel-wreathed bearded head surrounded by Greek lettering. Brass wire loop shank. Est. selling price is $30-60.

This large one-piece copper portrays the head of a young woman with joyful expression. The minimal scroll addition to the border stylishly renders full focus to the lovely lady. Copper wire loop shank. Est. selling price is $60-100.

An elaborately constructed button. Gilded inlaid copper stripes alternate with inlaid brass stripes in the shell frame. Inset into the shell is a watercolor portrait on natural material under glass with a tooled and gilded rim. Inset four-way brass shank. Est. selling price is $600-1500.

Black dyed horn with high relief portrait of Queen Victoria in her later years. Molded self peg shank. Est. selling price is $100-200.

Amber lacy glass spindle features an engraved gold-filled floral garland design and gold lustered bead border. Scarce. Shown BBB PL 36A-4. Reverse has dark brown paint and a brass hump shank. Est. selling price is $200-400.

Finely engraved and lampblacked tea house in a Georgian shell button. Early type of swaged shank with hand-drawn gilded copper wire and domed copper shank plate. Est. selling price is $400-600.

A pattern of great complexity and exceptional execution. Designed to change appearances as the wearer turns in candlelight, with different patterns coming to the foreground at different angles. Heavy copper shank. Est. selling price is $400-600.

An openwork leafy brass design twines around a central steel jewel floret and within the cut steel jewel border. The brass leaves are embellished with faux pearls and teardrop steels Gilt reverse with wire U shank. Est. selling price is $60-100.

Exquisite Art Nouveau design featuring a swan gliding over the rippling water against an iridescent dark shell mount. The foliage of a large iris bloom and the swan’s wing shape the border. This fabulous button was made for French designer Jacques Doucet, who created designs for actresses of the time, including Sara Bernhardt. Brass loop and plate shank. Est. selling price is $400-600.

A real-feathered bird rests atop a painted branch foil background on this 18th century under glass. Painted paper formed its shape and undercolor, and a spot of paint color dots its cheek. Silvered rim. Iron reverse with copper wire loop shank Est. selling price is $400-600.

A large theatrical button showing a forlorn looking bird on a rocky crag with foliage. Tinted pewter against a wood background. Shown BBB PL 157-20, this button represents Tit-Willow, from “The Mikado,” the tomtit bird who throws himself in the river, his little heart broken from unrequited love. Japanned reverse with loop shank. Est. selling price is $30-60.

A beautiful example of early 19th century metal stamping work, a prelude to the Victorian explosion of metal pictorials. This silvered copper features a center jeweled medallion consisting of nine bezel mounted glittering faceted glass pastes. Heavy shank. Est. selling price is $100-200.

Cupid rides the Robin in this pewter escutcheon applied to a concave wood mount. Rounded self shank. Est. selling price is $30-60.

A monkey climbs up a cut-steel jewel embellished ladder on this scarce 19th century brass pictorial. Loop shank. Est. selling price is $200-400.

A young-looking swan flutters its wings on this 19th century brass pictorial. Nice detail begs the question, “is she sitting on a nest, or in the water?” Metal loop shank. Est. selling price is $30-60.

This dyed black horn button depicts Cupid in high relief holding his bow with a quiver of arrows slung over his back. Flower garland designs decorate the figure on either side. Shown BBB PL 189-6. Inserted metal loop shank. Two pic marks are visible on the reverse. Est. selling price is $60-100.