April 22, 2024
4 ASST. SAILBOAT VINTAGE BUTTONS..1 RARE INTAGLIO GLASS
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THIS AUCTION IS FOR A VINTAGE COLLECTION OF FOUR TRANSPORTATION BUTTONS...ALL WITH SAILBOATS. THEY RANGE IN SIZE FROM 1/2" TO 1 5/8". THE LARGEST ONE IS WOODEN AND IT IS SHOWN ON P. 559 IN THE BIG BOOK OF BUTTONS BY LESTER AND HUGHES. THE DESIGN IS STAMPED IN LOW RELIEF AND DATES FROM AROUND 1930-1940. THE OTHER LARGE ONE IS 1 1/16" AND IS A VERY HIGH RELIEF BRASS WITH A WHITE METAL OR PEWTER RIM, STEEL BACK AND METAL LOOP SHANK. THE NEXT SQUARE 1/2" IS POSSIBLY REAL SILVER BUT MOST LIKELY A WHITE METAL, WITH AN ORIENTAL SAILBOAT. THE BEST ONE IS THE PAPERWEIGHT TYPE THAT IS AN INTAGLIO MOLDED CONVEX GLASS SET ON A HAND PAINTED BACKGROUND. I HAVE SEEN THIS TYPE BUTTON ONLY A FEW TIMES....ONE WITH A DOG, ONE WITH A HORSE, AND ONE WITH A FOX. THIS IS THE FIRST INANIMATE SUBJECT ONE THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN AND I CONSIDER IT RARE. ALL BUTTONS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
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