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.
We do ship worldwide including to the USA - please see Shipping page for details.
Some of the recently added items are shown below PLUS lots more added to Austrian Tinies and Vintage Sets pages:
Large, antique, enamel button with painted image of a young child chasing butterflies, in a rural landscape. Gilt metal rim embellished with individual cut steels rivetted through the base. Gilt metal back and loop shank. Charming collectable, and in lovely condition
Size 1.4” (3.6 cm)
Vintage chunky metal button, flower shape, embellished with clear glass paste stones in graduated sizes along each petal. Pierced metal back and loop shank.
Size 1” (2.6 cm)
Small vintage ceramic ball button, white china painted with roses. Small flat unglazed circle on the back and tunnel shank. Very pretty
Size 1.2” (1.2 cm)
Vintage/antique button with pressed and pierced metal top in the rococo style, with flowers and scrolls. This has a slightly silvered finish and lies over a dark painted background. Black painted metal back and loop shank.
Size 7/8” (2.2 cm)
Interesting vintage glass buttons. Clear glass cylinder with facetted sides and flat surfaces top and bottom, and discs of rounded red glass attached to the flat surfaces. The cylinder is then turned on its side and has a metal loop shank inserted into the clear glass, secured with a metal collet. Vintage Art Deco style. Price is per button.
Size 22/16” (1.7 cm) diameter
Victorian celluloid button, with pierced and pressed leafy gilt metal laid over a textured green celluloid base. This is surrounded by a scrolly metal border laid over a painted black background. Black painted metal back and loop shank.
Size 1.25” (3.2 cm)
Victorian picture button with pressed brass image of a laughing baby’s face, inside a circle, surrounded by elaborate border of flowers and pie-crust rim. Black painted metal back and loop shank. Paint loss to the back and some age related wear as shown.
Size 1.2” (3 cm)
Set of 4 vintage celluloid coat buttons - marbled cream and black pattern on a raised celluloid top. Black painted metal back and raised hump shank. Price is for the set of 4
Size 15/16” 2.4 cm)
Antique, figural enamel, with painted image of a young lady, seated. She is surrounded by fancy gilt metal rococo border of flowers and scrolls. Gilt metal back and loop shank. Backstamped: E. M. PARIS. Very pretty collectable
Size: 15/16” (2.3 cm)
Pressed and pierced brass button with pretty flower design, embellished with a row of cut steels individually rivetted through the base. One-piece construction with metal loop shank.
Size 7/8” (2.2 cm)
Vintage buttons with molded image of a Viking ship. Slightly domed shape with plain back and U-shaped shank. Price is per button
Size 13/16” (2 cm)
Set of 8 small vintage/antique metal buttons with a pressed and pierced brass top in a stylised flower design. Two-part construction with plain brass back and raised hump shank. Price is for the set of 8
Size 1/2” (1.3 cm)
Vintage paperweight glass button, with millefore coloured rods set under a clear glass dome, over a green glass back. Metal look shank is inserted directly into the glass.
Size 11/16” (1.7 cm)
Victorian picture button, showing “inanimate objects” - a fan and pair of gloves. Two-part construction with pressed brass top and painted metal back with loop shank. Price is per button
Size 7/8” (2.2 cm)
Set of 6 small Victorian buttons, Austrian tiny type. Six different designs with gilt, or red stained metal, or celluloid motifs on a red background. All as shown. All have black painted domed backs and metal loop shank. A very attractive set, and the bright colours are more collectable. Price is for the set of 6.
Sizes approx 7/16” (1.1 cm)
Vintage polished metal button, domed heart shape, embellished with incised flowers. Plain back and loop shank
Size 3/4” (1.9 cm)
Antique enamel buttons depicting two figures in the style of “French Fops”, wearing exaggerated costumes of the late 18th century. Border of facetted cut steels individually rivetted through the base. Flat back and loop shank. The cut steels have lost some of their original sparkle, and the metal backs show signs of discolouration, but I have not attempted to clean them. The enamel is in good condition. Beautiful and rare collectables - price is per button.
Size 1.2” (3.1 cm)