Live/Online Button Auction
Gavin Bros. Auctioneers LLC. | Reedsburg, WI 53959
Date(s) :  4/21/2024 - 5/7/2024
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Live Webcast Auction
Live Auction - Tuesday, May 7th - 11:00 AM
LIVE AUCTION WITH ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE. AUCTION STARTS AT 11 AM ON TUESDAY MAY 7TH. Fantastic old collection of 1000s of antique clothing buttons of all types, materials, subjects. 1700s through 20th century. Collection included Gay 90s, lacy glass, charmstring glass, radiants, kaleidoscopes, small jewels, and many others. Also, a large selection of old black glass of all types. Cards of mother of pearl, Bethlehem pearl, enamels, fabrics, Bakelite, horn, Goodyear rubber, wood, many cards of celluloid of all types. Ceramic buttons include more than 1,000 calicos. Metal buttons include silver, brass, golden age, damascene, tole, 1700s copper, etc. Military and commercial uniform buttons, political, liveries. Also, button hooks, buckles, bridle rosettes. Many, many cards by topic, such as flowers, people, transportation, birds, animals, etc. Most buttons are on 9 X 12 cards, with some smaller cards and frames of buttons. There are also 1000s of uncarded buttons in large lots. This collection is huge. Many lots will include multiple collector- mounted cards. There are buttons for the collector, the crafter, and eBay and other sellers. Approximately 400 lots. Many lots contain 100s of buttons. A complete list of all lots will be online soon, and a printout will be available to you during preview and on auction day. All lots to be sold as is. Come see the buttons for yourselves and enjoy an in-person auction. Preview the collection on Monday, May 6th 10:00 AM until 4:30 PM, and on the morning of the auction rom 8:00 AM until the auction starts at 11:00 AM.
1 5 cards of celluloid including bubbles
Metal Trims
2 4 cards of celluloid wafers
3 1 card of state seal buttons
4 3 cards of steel cups
5 5 cards of pewter
6 3 cards of mother of pearl
7 1 card of 25 “SR” & “Shirley” jasperware
8 4 cards of blue moonglows
9 4 cards of moonglows: lavender, pink, tan,
blue
10 3 cards of bakelite
11 3 cards of bakelite & lucite
12 8 cards of black glass pictures & lacy
13 8 cards of black glass including
classification
14 5 cards of transportation, various materials
15 3 cards of objects, various materials
16 5 cards of wood
17 2 cards of bone, antler, etc.
18 1 card of designs under glass
19 3 cards of metal picture buttons
20 1 card of rabbits & 1 card of squirrels
Various Materials
21 2 cards of paisleys, various materials
22 1 card of seahorses & 1 card of dinosaurs
Various Materials
23 1 card of roosters
24 7 cards of vintage glass including stripes &
intermixed
25 6 cards of vintage glass including DIGS &
auroras
26 flat of several hundred loose whistles
Various Materials
27 5 cards of acrylic with some bakelite
28 jasperware Bicentennial set
29 2 cards of plant life, various materials
30 1 card of spiders & 1 card of beetles
Various Materials
31 2 cards of horses, various materials
32 3 cards of plant life including a card of
grapes
33 2 cards of metal sporting buttons
34 2 cards of screen backgrounds
35 2 cards of paperweight buttons by various
artists
36 3 zodiac sets
37 3 cards of metal picture buttons
38 3 cards of metal picture buttons
39a card of enamel buttons
39b card of enamel buttons
39c card of enamel buttons
39d card of enamel buttons
39f card of enamel buttons
39g card of enamel buttons
39h card of enamel buttons
39i card of enamel buttons
39j card of enamel buttons
40 7 cards of celluloid, assorted types
41 2 cards of larger black glass pictorials
42 2 cards of black glass fabric & lacy
43 1 card of Satsumas set in metal
44 5 cards of vintage glass
45 1 card of larger inlays
46 2 cards of commercial uniforms &
1 card of fire department uniforms
47 5 cards of commercial uniforms
48 1 card of butterflies & 1 card of birds
49 4 cards of cats and dogs
50 1 card of verbal buttons, various materials
51 4 cards of plant life, various materials
52 1 card of heads, various materials
53 3 cards of waistcoat buttons
54 7 cards of mother of pearl
55 5 sample cards from JHB plus miscellaneous
56 18 cards of black glass
57 14 cards of wood
58 2 cards of pewter
59 2 cards of tole
60 4 cards of charmstring glass
61 1 card of imitation tortoise glass
62a card of ivoroids
62b card of ivoroids
62c card of ivoroids
63 8 cards of Goodyear rubber
64 4 cards of horn
65 3 cards of birds, various materials
66 3 card of bears, monkeys, cats, various
materials
67 3 cards of moonglows
68 2 cards of Battersea pewter
69 3 cards of auroras
70 1 card of Christina pewter & 1 card of other
pewter
71 1 card of mother of pearl
72 card of 18th century coppers
73 3 cards of diminutives and others
Various Materials
74 2 cards of small black glass
with paint and enameled decoration
75 card of larger black glass pictorials
76 2 cards of larger black glass pictorials
77 2 cards of black glass pictorials
& 1 card of black glass with metal
78 2 cards of Halloween & 2 cards of snowmen
79 3 cards of birds, various materials
80 3 cards of objects, various materials
81 2 cards of bows & 1 card of artist’s palettes
, various materials
82 1 card of pigs & 1 card of cows, various
materials
83 1 card of turtles & 1 card of frogs
& 1 card of fish
84 10 cards of vegetable ivory
85 2 cards of drums & Victorian jewels
86 2 cards of 1930s one-piece celluloids
87 2 cards of Victorian celluloids
88 carded lot of Deco glass & heads
89 4 cards of mother of pearl
90 3 cards of smalls in various materials
: heads, flowers, boats
91 1 card of anchors, various materials
92 2 cards of buckles
93 3 cards of bridle rosettes
94a card of wood buttons
94b card of wood buttons
94c card of wood buttons
94d card of wood buttons
95a card of Burwood and Syroco buttons
95b card of Burwood and Syroco buttons
95c card of Burwood and Syroco buttons
95d card of Burwood and Syroco buttons
96 2 cards of bakelite coat buttons
97 6 cards of vintage black glass
98 4 cards of vintage black glass
99 2 cards of zinc and tin picture buttons
100a card of mother of pearl buttons
100b card of mother of pearl buttons
100c card of mother of pearl buttons
100d card of mother of pearl buttons
100f card of mother of pearl buttons
100g card of mother of pearl buttons
101 3 cards of French tights and other Paris
backs
102 box of buttons on original store cards
103 5 cards of metal picture buttons
104 5 cards of metal picture buttons
105 7 cards of vintage glass
106 7 cards of vintage glass
107 8 cards of vintage glass
108 8 cards of uniforms, mostly military
109 1 card of dogs & 1 card of cats, various
materials
110 2 cards of boats and ships, various materials
111 4 cards: birds, swans, penguins, peacocks,
pelicans, etc.
112 4 cards of small inlays
113 3 cards of horn
114 2 cards of larger black glass moonglows
115 4 cards of vintage black glass
116 4 cards of vintage black glass
117 4 cards of vintage black glass
118 2 cards of Golden Age
119 1 card of livery including crests
120 2 cards of reverse-painted charmstring glass
121 2 cards of larger old glass
122a card of celluloid realistics
122b card of celluloid realistics
122c card of celluloid realistics
123 3 cards of celluloid wafers
124 group of buttons by Shirley Burgess including
Snow White set
125 group of buttons by Shirley Burgess
126 3 cards of mixed animals
& 1 card of elephants, various materials
127 2 cards of Asian themes, various materials
128 3 cards of cowboy & western themes, various
materials
129a card of realistics
129b card of realistics
129c card of realistics
130 6 cards of small metal picture buttons
131 3 cards of metal picture buttons
132 3 cards of metal picture buttons
133 5 cards of moonglows
134 5 cards of moonglows
135 5 cards of moonglows
136 3 cards of mother of pearl, plus extras
137 3 cards of waistcoat buttons
138 1 card of tole
139 framed card of 18th century fabric
140 3 cards of overall buttons
141 2 cards of Russian buttons
142 1 card of 18th century and other old metals
143 1 card of rosette shank glass
144 1 card of kaleidoscopes plus
2 small frames of kaleidoscopes
145 3 cards of insects, various materials
146 2 cards of fish, turtles, etc, various
materials
147 1 card of cherubs & 1 card of children,
various materials
148 3 cards of animals including
a card of camels, various materials
149 3 cards of topics, various materials
150 3 cards of immortals including Satsuma
151 1 card of women, various materials
152 a group of 54 watch crystals
153 1 card of studs, various materials
154 Mark Twain set by Battersea
155 4 cards of American Indian themes,
various materials
156 framed card of 2 very large mother of pearl
pictorials
157 framed card of 5 18th century mother of pearl
buttons
158 4 cards of overall buttons
159 6 cards of rivets
160 large lot of buttons on small cards,
various materials
161 “The Big Book of Buttons” with blue cover
162 1 card of enamels
163 1 card of enamels
164 7 cards of composition
165 2 cards of fabric plus partial cards
166 3 cards of royalty themes
167 1 card of small black glass swirlbacks
& 1 card of pierced black glass
168 5 Cards of black buttons
169 1 card of black glass with MOP
& 1 card of black glass with gold luster
170 2 cards of paperweights
171a card of wood backgrounds
171b card of wood backgrounds
171c card of wood backgrounds
171d card of wood backgrounds
172 6 cards of buttons including many Beatrix
Potter
173 3 cards of silver, various types
174 1 card of Artids & 1 card of polymers of
various types
175 2 cards of old caramel & brown glass
pictorials
176 2 cards of designs under glass
177 4 cards of whistles, various materials
178 3 cards of metal picture buttons
179 4 cards of shoes & umbrellas
& hats & clocks, various materials
180 5 cards of assorted pictorials, various
materials
181 6 cards of assorted pictorials, various
materials
182 4 cards of assorted pictorials, various
materials
183 6 cards of diminutives & other small buttons,
various materials
184 1 card of small jewels
185 1 card of ivoroids
186 2 cards of Victorian celluloid
187a card of steel cups
187b card of steel cups
187c card of steel cups
188 3 cards of fish & other animals, various
materials
189 3 cards of cherubs & cupids, various
materials
190 3 cards of Asian themes, various materials
191 3 cards of bridges, windmills,
houses, etc., various materials
192 group of Native American silver, including
collar tabs
193 3 cards of Native American pottery
194 1 card of moonglows
195 1 card of Native American silver
196 4 cards of bakelite
197 1 card of inlays
198 1 card of couples, various materials
199 2 cards of flowers, various materials
200 1 card of threadbacks
201 3 cards of calico china
202 6 cards of china stencils
203 12 cards of assorted china
204 5 cards of assorted china
205 3 cards of china calicos, identified by
pattern number
206 5 cards of china whistles
207 4 cards of china diminutives
208 4 cards of chinas on original store cards
209 1 card of bakelite coat buttons with trims
210a card of bakelite
210b card of bakelite
210c card of bakelite
210d card of bakelite
210f card of bakelite
210g card of bakelite
210h card of bakelite
211 2 cards of livery crests
212 1 card of tole
213 1 card of diminutives, various materials
214 4 cards of rhinestone jewels
215 6 cards of zodiac sets & related
216 5 assorted csrds including 1 of teddy bears
217 2 cards of Golden Age
218 3 cards of Golden Age
219a card of 18th century
219b card of 18th century
219c card of 18th century
219d card of 18th century
219f card of 18th century
219g card of 18th century
220 7 cards of black glass, mostly Victorian era
221 7 cards of black glass, mostly Victorian era
222 3 cards of drums & related
223 5 cards of moonglows
224 7 cards of black glass, mostly Victorian era
225 7 cards of black glass, mostly Victorian era
226 3 cards of charmstring glass
227 3 cards of charmstring glass
228 7 cards of black glass,
mostly Victorian era with tingue, aristocrat, etc.
229 7 cards of black glass, mostly Victorian era
230 3 cards of assorted glass including coralene
231 1 card of larger Victorian glass
232 box lot of black glass, various types
233 1 card of birds including deluxe inlays
234 2 cards of black glass in metal
235 1 framed card of state seals
236 National Button Society & other
society buttons on original cards
237a card of micromosaics, waistcoats
237b card of micromosaics, waistcoats
237c card of micromosaics, waistcoats
237d card of micromosaics, waistcoats
237f card of micromosaics, waistcoats
237g card of micromosaics, waistcoats
238a card of heads
238b card of heads
238c card of heads
238d card of heads
238f card of heads
238g card of heads
239 2 cards of vintage radiants
240 3 cards of glass realistics
241 5 cards of vintage glass
242 6 cards of vintage glass including a card of
precision inlays
243 6 cards of vintage glass including auroras &
moonglows
244 a large architectural micromosaic
245a card of jewel buttons
245b card of jewel buttons
245c card of jewel buttons
246 5 cards of composition
247 2 cards of vegetable ivory
248 4 cards of enamels
249 4 cards of mother of pearl including 1 of
colonial
250 3 cards of mother of pearl
251 3 boxes of 1000s of loose buttons
252 1 card of buckles + 3 more buckles
253 1 card of buildings & landscapes, various
materials
254 2 cards of enamels
255 1 card of women’s heads, various materials
256 7 cards of small metal buttons
including picture buttons & pigeon eyes
257a card of paperweights
257b card of paperweights
257c card of paperweights
258 1 card of Bethlehem pearl
259 2 cards of celluloids including 1930s one
piece and extruded
260 1 card of damascene
261 3 cards of fabric buttons
262 2 cards of flowers, various materials
263 1 card of mother of pearl
264 4 cards of metal picture buttons
265 4 cards include 1 of Artids
& 1 of British butterscotch bakelite
266 2 cards of shoe button covers
267 3 boxes of 1000s of loose buttons
268 2 cards of kaleidoscopes
269 4 cards of various metals including brass
cups
270 2 cards of Burwood & Syroco
271a frame of enamels
271b frame of enamels
271c frame of enamels
272 1 card of cinnabar
273 3 cards of waistcoat buttons
274 3 cards of dogs & a few cats
275 3 cards of porcelain studs
276 1 card of 20 lacy glass (leaf shape is
cracked)
277 2 cards of button hooks
278 3 cards of brass picture buttons
279 2 cards of horn picture buttons
280 1 card of Satsumas
281 3 cards of people, various materials
282 3 boxes of 1000s of loose buttons
283 2 cards of large jewel buttons
284 1 card of glass in metal
285 2 cards of flowers, various materials
including porcelain, lacy, satsuma
286 3-volume set of uniform reference books by D.
Van Court
287 1 card of men & 1 card of women, various
materials
288 1 card of enamels
289 1 card of Liverpool transfer porcelain
290 1 card of Satsumas
291 2 cards of Victorian glass
292 3 boxes of 1000s of loose buttons
293 3 cards of Victorian celluloids
294 1 card of mother of pearl
295 6 cards of celluloid, various types
296 1 card of Arita porcelain
297 1 card of huge celluloids & 2 cards of Lucite
298 2 cards of button hooks
299 7 cards of celluloid, various types
300 1 card of various materials including peacock
eye
301 4 cards of celluloid wafers
302 1 card of watch crystals
303 3 boxes of 1000s of loose buttons
304a card of Jacksonians
304b card of Jacksonians
304c card of Jacksonians
305 2 cards of damascene & niello
306 2 cards of gemstone buttons
307 1 framed card of 18th century buttons
including enamel & jasperware
308 3 cards of animals including a bear
with a telescope, various materials
309 4 cards of Battersea buttons
310 1 card of metal picture buttons including
handkerchief corners
311 1 card of metal picture buttons
312 1 card of fops, various materials
313 3 cards of mother of pearl including
realistics
314 3 cards of fruits & vegetables, various
materials
315 3 cards of whistles, various materials
316 1 card of enamels
317 3 cards of patterns & shapes, various
materials
318 6 cards of rubber
319 2 cards of celluloid 1930s one piece
320 1 card of lacy glass
321 1 card of glass in metal
322 2 cards of steel cups
323 2 cards of steel cups
324 2 cards of brass with steels
325 3 cards of various materials
including plaster, wood, ceramic
326a card of large jewels
326b card of large jewels
326c card of large jewels
327 2 cards of flowers, various materials
328 3 cards of diminutives, various materials
329 1 card of men & 1 card of transportation,
various materials
330 1 card of Satsumas
331 1 card of birds, including deluxe inlay
332 2 cards of frogs, turtles, etc, various
materials
333 3 cards of metal picture buttons include rare
old turkey
334 2 cards of insects, various materials
335 4 cards of Paris backs & French tights
336 3 cards of metal picture buttons
including Skating in Central Park
337 3 cards of animals, various materials
338a card of mother of pearl
338b card of mother of pearl
338c card of mother of pearl
339 a charmstring of glass, metal, etc.
340 2 cards of flowers, various materials
341 9 cards of small metal picture buttons
342 4 cards of bone and other materials
343 6 cards of bakelite & other plastics
344 3 cards of Egyptian themes, various materials
345 1 card of 18th & 19th century metals
346 4 cards of uniform buttons including
commercial
347 2 cards of objects, various materials
348 2 cards of kaleidoscopes
349 3 cards of charmstring glass
350a card of enamel, ivoroid, DUG
350b card of enamel, ivoroid, DUG
350c card of enamel, ivoroid, DUG
351a cards of radiants
351b cards of radiants
351c cards of radiants
352 1 card of horses, various materials
353a card of women, various materials
353b card of women, various materials
353c card of women, various materials
354 1 framed card of old Satsuma
355 Set of Schiaparelli buttons on original card
356 2 cards of bakelite coat buttons
357 10 cards of assorted topics, various
materials
358 large lot of buttons on original store cards
359 420 calico chinas on work cards
360 454 calico chinas on work cards
361 486 china calicos on work cards
362 7 cards of chinas, various types
363 10 cards of chinas, various types
364 12 cards of chinas, various types
including 2 cards of diminutives
365 large lot of button on original store cards
366 1 card of brass buttons including
handkerchief corners
367 10 cards of black glass including pictures
368 9 cards of black glass including pictures
369 14 cards of assorted topics, various
materials
370 lot of assorted buttons, some on original
store cards
371 2 cards of cherubs & dragons, various
materials
372 10+ cards of mother of pearl
373 2 cards of vegetable ivory
& large lot of loose vegetable ivory
374 7 cards of bakelite, celluloid, other
plastics
375 large lot of various plastics
376 large lot of snap together buttons
377a flat of 1000s of loose buttons
377b flat of 1000s of loose buttons
377c flat of 1000s of loose buttons
377d flat of 1000s of loose buttons
377f flat of 1000s of loose buttons
377g flat of 1000s of loose buttons
377h flat of 1000s of loose buttons
377i flat of 1000s of loose buttons
378 lot of commercial uniform buttons
379 lot of military uniform buttons
380 large lot of various buttons
381 large lot of miscellaneous including state
flags, Russian work, etc.
382 large lot of patterns & shapes
383 large lot of china stencils & work cards
384 large lof of chinas, various types
385 large lot of carved mother of pearl
386 large lot of black glass, various types
387 large lot of various buttons
388 large lot of glass, various types including
swirlbacks
389 large lot of vintage glass
390 large lot of plastics & celluloid
391 large lot of various buttons
392 large lot of various buttons including studio
& fabric presidents
393 large lot of buttons, various materials
394 large lot of vintage glass
395 large lot of buttons, various materials
396 large lot of loose mother of pearl
397 large box lot of vegetable ivory
398 large box lot of black glass, various types
399 large box lot of various buttons
400 2 boxes with eight scrapbooks of buttons
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