Leslie Antiques: English Georgian Glass, Porcelain, Miniature Painting Leslie Antiques Ltd.
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All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1800 item #1380234 (stock #zu171)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
SOLD
A beautifully limned still life of flowers on a table. Done in oil on copper, with a silvered back. Excellent condition with no issues. Quite large, with a diameter of 1 1/2".

PLEASE NOTE: We collected buttons for many years, but have decided to sell our collection. The buttons shown on our site represent but a small sample on what we have, so please do not hesitate to ask if you are looking for a particular type.

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1800 item #1384502 (stock #zu208)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
SOLD
An important French button of very large size at 1 1/2". The scene, which is handpainted on paper and under glass, shows the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789. At the top of the scene is a banner saying "le Despotisme abatu" (despotism demolished). In addition to the people attacking in the foreground, there are figures rejoicing on the ramparts. Encased in a copper rim and backing.

The condition is excellent, with no issues...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1800 item #1425834 (stock #zu121)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$975.00
A striking dark green enamel on copper button, dating from the 18th century. There is a central stylized flower, with a central faux pearl with branches emanating from it. Each branch has tiny faux pearls set in it. Circling the flower are two concentric rings of gold stars...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1900 item #1382926 (stock #zu114)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
SOLD
A fine example of a plique-a-jour button, all of which are uncommon (see Note 1, below), featuring translucent greenish-blue enamel in a gold metal surround and cells. Excellent condition with no issues. The color of the enamel is actually deeper than shown in the main photo. The diameter is 13/16".

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All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1900 item #1384286 (stock #zu156)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
SOLD
A very interesting and charming 1" enameled button showing a young woman with a basket of flowers looking at a butterfly that is about to alight on her hand. The scene is surrounded by an inner brass border. Between that border and the outer one are enameled sections with flowers. The condition is excellent with no problems.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1800 item #1378668 (stock #zu165)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$1,550.00
Hand painted on natural organic wafer, this button depicts a cherub beside a flame topped memorial column, with greenery along the border. Photos under different lighting are shown, with the second photo probably being the most accurate in natural light.

No condition issues, and a diameter of 1 3/8".

Absolutely charming, and a rare piece.

PLEASE NOTE: We collected buttons for many years, but have decided to sell our collection...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1800 item #1377174 (stock #zu176)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$675.00
An extremely nice Wedgwood jasperware button depicting Andromache weeping over the ashes of Hector. Dating from the 4th quarter of the 18th century, the button is incised "WEDGWOOD" and the later mount is hallmarked as silver.

Excellent condition with no issues of note, and of very large size at 1 5/8". The metal surround is not lopsided as shown in the photo, which was taken at a slight angle.

PLEASE NOTE: We collected buttons for many years, but have decided to sell our collection...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1900 item #1383836 (stock #zu150)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$335.00
A charming button with a beautiful border of champlevé work with a turquoise enamel on brass.

The condition is excellent with no problems and a few errant black dots of paint. The diameter is 1 1/4".

PLEASE NOTE: We collected buttons for many years, but have decided to sell our collection. The buttons shown on our site represent but a small sample on what we have, so please do not hesitate to ask if you are looking for a particular type...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1800 item #1385383 (stock #zu170)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$1,775.00
A large button, done in watercolor on organic material, with a glass cover and a copper rim with a steel back. The scene depicted is of a grand house and garden, identified along the lower edge as "Maison de Mdm Vanne".

The button is in excellent condition, though the back could use a bit of cleaning to remove some oxidation. The diameter is 1 1/2".

PLEASE NOTE: We collected buttons for many years, but have decided to sell our collection...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1900 item #1377761 (stock #zu204)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$475.00
A large gin bari button depicting flowers against a green background, the whole with a silver surround and backing. Uncommon hexagonal shape. Excellent condition with no issues, and any apparent imperfections are due to reflections in the photo. The diameter is 1 1/4".

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All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1900 item #1378016 (stock #zu115)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
SOLD
A large gin bari cloisonne button depicting three snowy egrets against a background with shades of green, the whole with a silver surround and backing. When viewed from the side, the button has an intentionally undulating shape, making it highly unusual. The side is hallmarked and there appear to be other markings. Excellent condition with no issues, and any apparent imperfections are due to reflections in the photo. The diameter is 1 3/8".

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All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1950 item #1378453 (stock #zu167)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$850.00
This beautiful example is of large size at 1 1/4", and features a large clear central paste surrounded by 8 shaped green pastes, the whole encircled by clear pastes...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1800 item #1377176 (stock #zu175)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$925.00
A very fine Wedgwood jasperware button showing three women in classical garb with a child astride a sheep. Uncommon for both the scene and the dark blue ground color, rather than the usual Wedgwood blue. Dating from the 4th quarter of the 18th century, the button is incised "WEDGWOOD" and "255" with a later mount, which is not uncommon.

Excellent condition with no issues of note, and of a very large size at 1 5/8".

PLEASE NOTE: We collected buttons for many years, but have decided to sell ...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1900 item #1383431 (stock #zu178)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$1,225.00
A huge stamped silver button with a scarab enameled in green, green shaded with brown, and blue. This is surrounded by pastes set in holes drilled through the silver. Of unusual size and form, the button is shown on color plate 26 of Stefan Schiff's book "Buttons: Art in Miniature".

Excellent condition with no issues. The diameter is 1 11/16".

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1900 item #1378019 (stock #zu205)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
SOLD
A large and beautiful gin bari button showing lotus flowers against a purple background, the whole with a silver surround and backing. Uncommon scalloped shape. Excellent condition with no issues, and any apparent imperfections are due to reflections in the photo. The diameter is 1 1/4".

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1. Buttons of this type, a pure Japanese creation, were primarily done in the late 19th century, and the subjects display the Japanese elegance and simplicity in depicting nature oriented themes,...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Fashion : Accessories : Pre 1900 item #1436632 (stock #m399)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$525.00
A beautiful silver compact with the exterior sides inlaid with natural organic material. Opening this gem reveals a mirror and a heavily filigreed lid to the interior compartment which contains powder and a puff. Superbly crafted and with no damage or restoration, the compact measures 3 1/4" by 2 7/8", and is 1/2" thick.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1800 item #1378391 (stock #zu166)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$950.00
A true tour de force of the use of pastes in buttons. This fine example is of large size at 1 1/4", and features a sprig of flowers in a circlet mounted on cobalt glass. Visible beneath the glass is guillochet worked metal. The back of the button is either silver or a base metal.

In excellent condition with no issues. Any whiteness or flecks in the photo are either light reflection or dust.

Provenance: Private purchase from the Speights Button Collection.

PLEASE NOTE: We collected buttons...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Sewing : Buttons : Pre 1900 item #1381074 (stock #zu142)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$325.00
A fine example of polychrome painting on enamel with cut steels, depicting a woman on a berry picking outing. The front of her dress is picked out with gold flecks, which do not photograph well. This button belongs to the genre which arose due to the interests of the increasingly wealthy French middle class in the places and ways people enjoyed their leisure. Note the buildings in the background, indicating that the activity is taking place outside the bustle of the city.

No condition problem...