Live/Online Button Auction

Gavin Bros. Auctioneers LLC.

E7429 State Hwy 23 and 33

Reedsburg, WI 53959

Date(s) 4/21/2024 - 5/7/2024

Live Auction - Tuesday, May 7th - 11:00 AM

LIVE AUCTION WITH ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE. AUCTION STARTS AT 11 AM ON TUESDAY MAY 7TH. Fantastic old collection of 1000s of antique clothing buttons of all types, materials, subjects. 1700s through 20th century. Collection included Gay 90s, lacy glass, charmstring glass, radiants, kaleidoscopes, small jewels, and many others. Also, a large selection of old black glass of all types. Cards of mother of pearl, Bethlehem pearl, enamels, fabrics, Bakelite, horn, Goodyear rubber, wood, many cards of celluloid of all types. Ceramic buttons include more than 1,000 calicos. Metal buttons include silver, brass, golden age, damascene, tole, 1700s copper, etc. Military and commercial uniform buttons, political, liveries. Also, button hooks, buckles, bridle rosettes. Many, many cards by topic, such as flowers, people, transportation, birds, animals, etc. Most buttons are on 9 X 12 cards, with some smaller cards and frames of buttons. There are also 1000s of uncarded buttons in large lots. This collection is huge. Many lots will include multiple collector- mounted cards. There are buttons for the collector, the crafter, and eBay and other sellers. Approximately 400 lots. Many lots contain 100s of buttons. A complete list of all lots will be online soon, and a printout will be available to you during preview and on auction day. All lots to be sold as is. Come see the buttons for yourselves and enjoy an in-person auction. Preview the collection on Monday, May 6th 10:00 AM until 4:30 PM, and on the morning of the auction rom 8:00 AM until the auction starts at 11:00 AM.

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Lot 1 |

5 cards of celluloid including bubbles

Price Realized:

55.00 USD

Lot 2 |

4 cards of celluloid wafers

Price Realized:

22.50 USD

Lot 3 |

1 card of state seal buttons

Price Realized:

17.50 USD

Lot 4 |

3 cards of steel cups

Price Realized:

55.00 USD

Lot 5 |

5 cards of pewter

Price Realized:

50.00 USD

Lot 6 |

3 cards of mother of pearl

Price Realized:

200.00 USD

Lot 7 |

1 card of 25 “SR” & “Shirley” jasperware

Price Realized:

80.00 USD

Lot 8 |

4 cards of blue moonglows

Price Realized:

90.00 USD

Lot 9 |

4 cards of moonglows: lavender, pink, tan,

Price Realized:

90.00 USD

Lot 10 |

3 cards of bakelite

Price Realized:

130.00 USD

Lot 11 |

3 cards of bakelite & lucite

Price Realized:

100.00 USD

Lot 12 |

8 cards of black glass pictures & lacy

Price Realized:

100.00 USD

Lot 13 |

8 cards of black glass including

Price Realized:

90.00 USD

Lot 14 |

5 cards of transportation, various materials

Price Realized:

140.00 USD

Lot 15 |

3 cards of objects, various materials

Price Realized:

110.00 USD

Lot 16 |

5 cards of wood

Price Realized:

60.00 USD

Lot 17 |

2 cards of bone, antler, etc.

Price Realized:

160.00 USD

Lot 18 |

1 card of designs under glass

Price Realized:

150.00 USD

Lot 19 |

3 cards of metal picture buttons

Price Realized:

80.00 USD

Lot 20 |

1 card of rabbits & 1 card of squirrels

Price Realized:

135.00 USD

Lot 21 |

2 cards of paisleys, various materials

Price Realized:

120.00 USD

Lot 22 |

1 card of seahorses & 1 card of dinosaurs

Price Realized:

70.00 USD

Lot 23 |

1 card of roosters

Price Realized:

60.00 USD

Lot 24 |

7 cards of vintage glass including stripes &

Price Realized:

130.00 USD

Lot 25 |

6 cards of vintage glass including DIGS &

Price Realized:

100.00 USD

Lot 26 |

flat of several hundred loose whistles

Price Realized:

90.00 USD

Lot 27 |

5 cards of acrylic with some bakelite

Price Realized:

140.00 USD

Lot 28 |

jasperware Bicentennial set

Price Realized:

60.00 USD

Lot 29 |

2 cards of plant life, various materials

Price Realized:

80.00 USD

Lot 30 |

1 card of spiders & 1 card of beetles

Price Realized:

150.00 USD

Lot 31 |

2 cards of horses, various materials

Price Realized:

90.00 USD

Lot 32 |

3 cards of plant life including a card of

Price Realized:

55.00 USD

Lot 33 |

2 cards of metal sporting buttons

Price Realized:

105.00 USD

Lot 34 |

2 cards of screen backgrounds

Price Realized:

120.00 USD

Lot 35 |

2 cards of paperweight buttons by various

Price Realized:

260.00 USD

Lot 36 |

3 zodiac sets

Price Realized:

75.00 USD

Lot 37 |

3 cards of metal picture buttons

Price Realized:

110.00 USD

Lot 38 |

3 cards of metal picture buttons

Price Realized:

100.00 USD

Lot 39a |

card of enamel buttons

Price Realized:

40.00 USD

Lot 39b |

card of enamel buttons

Lot Was Passed

Lot 39c |

card of enamel buttons

Price Realized:

15.00 USD

Lot 39d |

card of enamel buttons

Price Realized:

15.00 USD

Lot 39f |

card of enamel buttons

Price Realized:

15.00 USD

Lot 39g |

card of enamel buttons

Price Realized:

60.00 USD

Lot 39h |

card of enamel buttons

Price Realized:

50.00 USD

Lot 39i |

card of enamel buttons

Price Realized:

100.00 USD

Lot 39j |

card of enamel buttons

Lot Was Passed

Lot 40 |

7 cards of celluloid, assorted types

Price Realized:

90.00 USD

Lot 41 |

2 cards of larger black glass pictorials

Price Realized:

70.00 USD

Lot 42 |

2 cards of black glass fabric & lacy

Price Realized:

90.00 USD

Lot 43 |

1 card of Satsumas set in metal

Price Realized:

140.00 USD

Lot 44 |

5 cards of vintage glass

Price Realized:

100.00 USD

Lot 45 |

1 card of larger inlays

Price Realized:

190.00 USD

Lot 46 |

2 cards of commercial uniforms &

Price Realized:

100.00 USD

Lot 47 |

5 cards of commercial uniforms

Price Realized:

80.00 USD

Lot 48 |

1 card of butterflies & 1 card of birds

Price Realized:

100.00 USD

Lot 49 |

4 cards of cats and dogs

Price Realized:

290.00 USD

Lot 50 |

1 card of verbal buttons, various materials

Price Realized:

80.00 USD

Lot 51 |

4 cards of plant life, various materials

Price Realized:

100.00 USD

Lot 52 |

1 card of heads, various materials

Price Realized:

50.00 USD

Lot 53 |

3 cards of waistcoat buttons

Price Realized:

120.00 USD

Lot 54 |

7 cards of mother of pearl

Price Realized:

80.00 USD

Lot 55 |

5 sample cards from JHB plus miscellaneous

Price Realized:

80.00 USD

Lot 56 |

18 cards of black glass

Price Realized:

150.00 USD

Lot 57 |

14 cards of wood

Price Realized:

120.00 USD

Lot 58 |

2 cards of pewter

Price Realized:

80.00 USD

Lot 59 |

2 cards of tole

Price Realized:

120.00 USD

Lot 60 |

4 cards of charmstring glass

Price Realized:

140.00 USD

Lot 61 |

1 card of imitation tortoise glass

Price Realized:

35.00 USD

Lot 62a |

card of ivoroids

Price Realized:

180.00 USD

Lot 62b |

card of ivoroids

Price Realized:

140.00 USD

Lot 62c |

card of ivoroids

Price Realized:

140.00 USD

Lot 63 |

8 cards of Goodyear rubber

Price Realized:

80.00 USD

Lot 64 |

4 cards of horn

Price Realized:

70.00 USD

Lot 65 |

3 cards of birds, various materials

Price Realized:

120.00 USD

Lot 66 |

3 card of bears, monkeys, cats, various

Price Realized:

100.00 USD

Lot 67 |

3 cards of moonglows

Price Realized:

60.00 USD

Lot 68 |

2 cards of Battersea pewter

Price Realized:

110.00 USD

Lot 69 |

3 cards of auroras

Price Realized:

80.00 USD

Lot 70 |

1 card of Christina pewter & 1 card of other

Price Realized:

100.00 USD

Lot 71 |

1 card of mother of pearl

Price Realized:

380.00 USD

Lot 72 |

card of 18th century coppers

Price Realized:

95.00 USD

Lot 73 |

3 cards of diminutives and others

Price Realized:

120.00 USD

Lot 74 |

2 cards of small black glass

Price Realized:

200.00 USD

Lot 75 |

card of larger black glass pictorials

Price Realized:

80.00 USD

Lot 76 |

2 cards of larger black glass pictorials

Price Realized:

85.00 USD

Lot 77 |

2 cards of black glass pictorials

Price Realized:

50.00 USD

Lot 78 |

2 cards of Halloween & 2 cards of snowmen

Price Realized:

90.00 USD

Lot 79 |

3 cards of birds, various materials

Price Realized:

100.00 USD

Lot 80 |

3 cards of objects, various materials

Price Realized:

25.00 USD

Lot 81 |

2 cards of bows & 1 card of artist’s palettes

Price Realized:

110.00 USD

Lot 82 |

1 card of pigs & 1 card of cows, various

Price Realized:

90.00 USD

Lot 83 |

1 card of turtles & 1 card of frogs

Price Realized:

115.00 USD

Lot 84 |

10 cards of vegetable ivory

Price Realized:

60.00 USD

Lot 85 |

2 cards of drums & Victorian jewels

Price Realized:

130.00 USD

Lot 86 |

2 cards of 1930s one-piece celluloids

Price Realized:

70.00 USD

Lot 87 |

2 cards of Victorian celluloids

Price Realized:

110.00 USD

Lot 88 |

carded lot of Deco glass & heads

Price Realized:

60.00 USD

Lot 89 |

4 cards of mother of pearl

Price Realized:

160.00 USD

Lot 90 |

3 cards of smalls in various materials

Price Realized:

150.00 USD

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5 cards of celluloid including bubbles

4 cards of celluloid wafers

1 card of state seal buttons

3 cards of steel cups

5 cards of pewter

3 cards of mother of pearl

1 card of 25 “SR” & “Shirley” jasperware

4 cards of blue moonglows

4 cards of moonglows: lavender, pink, tan,

3 cards of bakelite

3 cards of bakelite & lucite

8 cards of black glass pictures & lacy

8 cards of black glass including

5 cards of transportation, various materials

3 cards of objects, various materials

5 cards of wood

2 cards of bone, antler, etc.

1 card of designs under glass

3 cards of metal picture buttons

1 card of rabbits & 1 card of squirrels

2 cards of paisleys, various materials

1 card of seahorses & 1 card of dinosaurs

1 card of roosters

7 cards of vintage glass including stripes &

6 cards of vintage glass including DIGS &

flat of several hundred loose whistles

5 cards of acrylic with some bakelite

jasperware Bicentennial set

2 cards of plant life, various materials

1 card of spiders & 1 card of beetles

2 cards of horses, various materials

3 cards of plant life including a card of

2 cards of metal sporting buttons

2 cards of screen backgrounds

2 cards of paperweight buttons by various

3 zodiac sets

3 cards of metal picture buttons

3 cards of metal picture buttons

card of enamel buttons

card of enamel buttons

card of enamel buttons

card of enamel buttons

card of enamel buttons

card of enamel buttons

card of enamel buttons

card of enamel buttons

card of enamel buttons

7 cards of celluloid, assorted types

2 cards of larger black glass pictorials

2 cards of black glass fabric & lacy

1 card of Satsumas set in metal

5 cards of vintage glass

1 card of larger inlays

2 cards of commercial uniforms &

5 cards of commercial uniforms

1 card of butterflies & 1 card of birds

4 cards of cats and dogs

1 card of verbal buttons, various materials

4 cards of plant life, various materials

1 card of heads, various materials

3 cards of waistcoat buttons

7 cards of mother of pearl

5 sample cards from JHB plus miscellaneous

18 cards of black glass

14 cards of wood

2 cards of pewter

2 cards of tole

4 cards of charmstring glass

1 card of imitation tortoise glass

card of ivoroids

card of ivoroids

card of ivoroids

8 cards of Goodyear rubber

4 cards of horn

3 cards of birds, various materials

3 card of bears, monkeys, cats, various

3 cards of moonglows

2 cards of Battersea pewter