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Welcome to Vintage Button Emporium

the online shop for vintage and antique buttons

A warm welcome to button collectors worldwide, as well as all the crafters, sewers and knitters out there. We hope you all enjoy browsing through our range of vintage and antique buttons. Our stock is continually changing – and we hope you find something to meet your needs.

NB We do ship worldwide and we love our US customers. The import tariff is collected by Royal Mail, and is reflected in the shipping cost. It varies and is being kept under review.

 

Some of the recently added items are shown below :

 
Large dark blue-black enamel, Paisley motif, Paris back
£20.00

Large, antique, champleve enamel buttons, with a white enamel Paisley shape in the centre, over-painted with flowers, surrounded by 3 turquoise dots, on dark blue-black background. Pressed gilt metal rim forming a scalloped edge. Gilt metal back and loop shank. Backstamped E M PARIS. Price is per button

Size 1.25” (3.2 cm) but sticks in the largest loop so NBC large size

Small red enamel with white rim
£3.50

Small dress button decorated with basse taille enamel in dark red, inside a white enamel rim. White spots are just reflections of light. White metal (or possibly silver?) back and small loop shank.

Size 9/16” (1.4 cm)

Two-tone green flower
£1.25

Vintage flower button in a stylised flower shape. Flat dark green four-petal shape embellished with a dome of lighter green in the centre. Metal loop shank screwed into the back. Probably casein. Stylish vintage from the 1930’s/40’s. Price is per button

Size 1.1” (2.7 cm)

Large purple coat button, basket weave pattern
£1.00

Large, vintage, marbled purple coat button, with an impressed basket weave pattern. Flat back, and 4 sewing holes. Attractive vintage collectable

Size 1.5” (3.7 cm)

Carved bone deer, stud shank
£15.00

Antique bone button, with a nicely carved pair of deer with curly horns. Flat back and fixed stud type shank. Attractive 19th century button

Size 1.1” (2.9 cm)

Dog's head with amber glass eye
£9.50

Antique realistic metal button, with side view of the head of a dog modelled in high relief, embellished with an amber glass eye. Hollow inside, with a flat back with air holes and fixed stud type shank. An unusual collectable with great character

Size 1” (2.6 cm)

Blue glass with red and white flower
£2.00

Translucent blue glass studio buttons, domed shape, with red and white flower inside the glass. The flat back is slightly textured and a metal backplate and loop shank are attached.

Size 13/16” (2.1 cm)

Set of 6 small pearl dress buttons, crossed thread design
£2.50

Set of 6 small vintage/antique mother of pearl dress buttons, with incised cross-threads design. Swaged in metal loop shank. Slight age related wear on some of them. Remounted on card as they store and travel better like that. Price is for the set of 6.

Size 7/16” (1.1 cm)

Cream enamel with flowers, Paris back
£15.00

Lovely antique enamel button, with pale yellow or cream enamel background, over-painted with flowers. Gilt metal rococo style rim. Gilt metal back and loop shank. Backstamped E M PARIS

Size 7/8” (2.2 cm)

Oriental figure on Wests Patent solitaire
£3.50

Antique solitaire button, with detachable shank which is released with a spring mechanism. The top has a bronze coloured metal image of an Oriental type figure - possibly a juggler or humorous figure(?). Backstamped (faintly) WESTS PATENT with the GW monogram.

Size 1” (2.6 cm)

Yellow glass ball with red and gold lampwork
£2.50

Vintage/antique glass ball button, made of yellow glass and embellished with swirls of gold and spots of red glass on the outside. Metal loop shank inserted directly into the glass.

Size 1/2” (1.2 cm)

Set of 6 clear glass with silver lustre
£1.50

Set of 6 clear glass vintage buttons, molded design with textured centre highlighted with silver lustre. Small metal backplate and metal loop shank. Price is for the set of 6

Size 9/16” (1.4 cm)

Tiny green glass ball buttons with swirls of colour
£4.50

Tiny antique green glass ball buttons, with splashes of pink, blue and brown, forming stylised flower design inside the glass. Small metal backplate and loop shank. Price is per button

Size 5/16” (0.8 cm)

Domed blue and black enamel button
£5.50

Small domed gilt metal button, decorated in light blue and black champleve enamel. Gilt metal back with a bar across and the loop shank attached to the bar.

Size 9/16” (1.4 cm)

Small brown glass ball, claw setting
£2.00

Small vintage/antique glass button with a translucent brown glass ball held in a gilt metal claw setting. Loop shank. Slight tarnish/green verdigris to the metal as shown but still a pretty collectable.

Size 7/16” (1.1 cm)

Vintage iridescent mother of pearl
£0.65

Vintage mother of pearl buttons, with iridescent wavy surface - pink or green tones depending on how the light strikes. Natural shell back with an applied plastic shank. Price is per button. Not very old but very pretty buttons.

Size 7/8” (2.2 cm)

 
 
 
Golden Age gilt metal buttons, G W Boggett & Co
£2.50

Antique “Golden Age” gilt metal buttons with handsome chased gilt design. Two-part construction with brass back and loop shank. Backstamped: G & W BOGGETT & CO, LONDON. Some also have ST MARTINS LANE around the shank but on some this is not clear. Price is per button

Size 7/8” (2.2 cm)

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