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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.

We do ship worldwide including to the USA - please see Shipping page for details.

 

Some of the recently added items are shown below:

 
Art Nouveau silver poppy, London 1905
£20.00

Antique silver buttons, lovely pierced design in the form of an Art Nouveau poppy (or anemone?) flower. Hallmarked on the edge with the maker’s initials initials SJ, lion for sterling silver, leopard’s head for London and date letter “k” for 1905. Very pretty. Price is per button.

Size 15/16” (2.3 cm)

Set of 4 Guinness waistcoat buttons
£15.00

Set of 4 vintage waistcoat buttons, each one decorated with a different Guinness advertising image, under a glass dome. Includes the toucan, seal, kangaroo etc Brass rim, back, and loop shank. Backstamped: GUINNESS. Slight tarnish to the metal rims as shown. No damage to the glass. Would originally have been a set of 6, but now only 4 remain, and no box. Re-mounted on card for safer storage and travel. Price is for the card of 4

Size 9/16” (1.4 cm)

Blue Victorian glass
£2.00

Victorian glass button, in the form of a blue glass dome, with molded and incised leaves and flowers, in the Art Nouveau style, and highlighted in gold lustre. Four-way meta box shank. Slight rubbing to the gilding.

Size 3/4” (1.9 cm)

Victorian celluloid with pastes
£3.50

Victorian celluloid button with fancy pressed white metal rim depicting pairs of petals, surrounding a cream celluloid centre. This is pierced by a gilt metal floral motif, with a circle of clear and red paste stones, surrounding a central foil backed paste. Grey metal back and loop shank. Slight patch of rust on the back but this does not affect the front. Very pretty

Size 1.25” (3.2 cm)

Antique mother of pearl, engraved and gold filled
£20.00

Antique mother of pearl button, delicately engraved with swags of leaves, roses, and other flowers filled in with gold and silver paint. The outer panels are hatched in fine lines, while the inner area is smooth. Iridescent, pinky brown tone with white on the back. Four-way metal box shank. A lovely collectable.

Size 1.2” (3 cm)

Vintage green glass waistcoat button with stripe
£2.50

Vintage green glass, domed waistcoat buttons, with a paler stripe across the centre. Brass rim, flat back, and loop shank. Backstamped: LAMBOURNE & CO BIRMINGHAM. Price is per button

Size 1/2” (1.2 cm)

Small narrow gilt metal flower
£0.50

Small, vintage, gilt metal buttons, pressed in the shape of a narrow flower. Gilt metal loop on the back. Price is per button

Size 7/16” (1.1 cm) long

Black glass button with silver lustre berries
£2.50

Vintage/antique black glass button featuring an intricate molded berry design, highlighted with silver lustre.. Scalloped rim. Plain black glass back with two-way metal box shank

Size 1.1” (2.7 cm)

Wild boar's head in contrasting rim
£3.50

Antique sporting or hunting button, featuring a gilt brass boar’s head, surrounded by contrasting patterned rim in a darker bronze coloured metal. Flat back and loop shank. Backstamped: TREBL STANDARD EXTRA RICH.

Size 1” (2.6 cm)

Oak leave wreath
£3.50

Attractive silver coloured metal buttons, decorated with raised oak leaf wreath, inside a rim of raised dots. Dimpled “hammered” back, and thick loop shank. Backstamped GR but no other hallmarks, so sold as white metal. Nice quality detailed molding. Slight scratches commensurate with age but no major damage. Price is per button.

Size 15/16” (2.3 cm)

Austrian tiny - Paisley panel and leaf
£1.25

Small Victorian metal buttons, Austrian tiny type. These have a Paisley shaped panel, of tan fabric, alongside a small brass leaf over white metal background, all surrounded by a pressed metal rim. Domed black painted back with loop shank. Some paint loss to the backs as shown. Price is per button

Size 3/8” (0.9 cm)

Set of 6 smokey pearl buttons, metal shank
£1.50

Set of 6 vintage mother of pearl buttons, smokey tone, with rounded edges. Natural dark shell back and swaged in metal loop shank. Price is for a set of 6.

Size 7/8” (2.2 cm)

Vintage millefiori paperweight button, orange on blue
£3.50

Vintage glass paperweight button with splashes of orange, yellow, red, and green, sandwiched between a blue glass base and a clear glass domed top. Metal loop shank inserted directly into the back. Very pretty

Size 5/8” (1.6 cm)

Small pressed white metal with green paste
£1.50

Small vintage button, pressed white metal with scrolls on one side and cracked ice pattern opposite, pierced by a green paste stone in the centre. Grey metal back and loop shank.

Size 7/16” (1.1 cm)

Austrian tiny - Pierced leaf design
£1.25

Small Victorian metal buttons, Austrian tiny type. These have a pierced circle of brass leaves and a central dome, over a textured white metal background, all surrounded by a brass rim. Domed grey metal back with loop shank. Price is per button

Size 7/16” (1.1 cm)

Original card of 6 large blackcoat buttons
£1.00

Original card of 6 large vintage coat buttons, plain black, with 4 sewing holes. Card is printed NON INFLAMMABLE and MADE IN ENGLAND. Some kind of early plastic, and dating to c.1930’s. Cards are worn and slightly grubby, some with foxing but buttons unused and in good vintage condition. Old shop stock. Price is for a card of 6 buttons.

Size 1.5” (3.7 cm)

 
 
 
Large oval blue enamel with yellow glass centre
£12.50

Large oval buttons, decorated with a border of blue champleve enamel, surrounding a raised yellow glass centre. The glass is held in a raised metal collar. Flat white metal back and loop shank. Gorgeous statement piece buttons with their bright contrasting colours. Price is per button

Size 1.6” (3.6 cm) long

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