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Antique French Revolution Button Earrings of 14k Gold
Antique French Revolution Button Earrings of 14k Gold

Antique French Revolution Button Earrings of 14k Gold

Located in Lewisburg, PA

An extraordinary pair of earrings created from very rare buttons dating to the time of the French

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Late 18th Century Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Sapphire, 14k Gold, Enamel

Rare Theater Masks Antique French 18K Yellow Gold Cufflinks, Buttons Dress Set
Rare Theater Masks Antique French 18K Yellow Gold Cufflinks, Buttons Dress Set

Rare Theater Masks Antique French 18K Yellow Gold Cufflinks, Buttons Dress Set

Located in New York, NY

All the world’s a stage.. Rare, enchanting theatrical interest Art Nouveau period French

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Rare Suite of Antique Royal Horse Artillery 1 Cannon, 1873-1901 Coat Buttons
Rare Suite of Antique Royal Horse Artillery 1 Cannon, 1873-1901 Coat Buttons

Rare Suite of Antique Royal Horse Artillery 1 Cannon, 1873-1901 Coat Buttons

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Artillery (1 Cannon - 1873-1901) 18mm ball button with Queen Victoria's Crown brass Military uniform buttons

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Early 1900s British High Victorian Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Brass

Antique Pair of Japanese Buttons Silver Chrysanthemum
Antique Pair of Japanese Buttons Silver Chrysanthemum

Antique Pair of Japanese Buttons Silver Chrysanthemum

Located in Munich, Bavaria

This rare pair of silverJapanese buttons was created in the second half of the 19th century. The

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1880s Japanese Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Silver

Antique Limoges Neorenaissance Enamel Soldier Beauty Buttons Cufflinks
Antique Limoges Neorenaissance Enamel Soldier Beauty Buttons Cufflinks

Antique Limoges Neorenaissance Enamel Soldier Beauty Buttons Cufflinks

Located in Munich, Bavaria

Rare pair of beautifully enamelled buttons - cufflinks with portaits of a couple dressed

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1880s French Renaissance Revival Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel

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Five AGL Certified Burma No Heat Ruby 'Buttons' 22 Karat Gold
Five AGL Certified Burma No Heat Ruby 'Buttons' 22 Karat Gold

Five AGL Certified Burma No Heat Ruby 'Buttons' 22 Karat Gold

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Decorative jewels set. 'Buttons'. Rare. Collectors item. There are five. Each one carries two

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Early 20th Century Indian Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Ruby, 22k Gold

Japanese Double Breasted Vintage Swirl Print Silk Kimono Jacket
Japanese Double Breasted Vintage Swirl Print Silk Kimono Jacket

Japanese Double Breasted Vintage Swirl Print Silk Kimono Jacket

Located in Boston, MA

Rare kimono with buttons and deep sleeve drop. Circa: 1920s Place of Origin: Japan Material: Silk

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1920s Japanese Rare Antique Buttons

Keystone Cop Double Sided Whirligig
Keystone Cop Double Sided Whirligig

Keystone Cop Double Sided Whirligig

Unavailable

H 15.5 in W 8.5 in D 4.25 in

Keystone Cop Double Sided Whirligig

Located in Hadley, MA

amusing, boldly relief carved coat buttons. A rare survivor.

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Pine

Rare A E Jones Set Silver Ruskin Buttons, Birmingham, 1903
Rare A E Jones Set Silver Ruskin Buttons, Birmingham, 1903

Rare A E Jones Set Silver Ruskin Buttons, Birmingham, 1903

By A.E. Jones

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Very rare set of six English silver hallmarked buttons, Birmingham 1903 by A.E.Jones. Each of

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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Sterling Silver

A very rare set of six George III Coat Buttons
A very rare set of six George III Coat Buttons

A very rare set of six George III Coat Buttons

Located in London, GB

The Buttons are circular in form with typical ring fasteners soldered on the reverse. The face of

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18th Century and Earlier Scottish Rare Antique Buttons

Rare Victorian Games Table circa 1840 Drop Middle Secret Drawers and Buttons
Rare Victorian Games Table circa 1840 Drop Middle Secret Drawers and Buttons

Rare Victorian Games Table circa 1840 Drop Middle Secret Drawers and Buttons

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare circa 1840 early Victorian English

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1840s British Victorian Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Oak

A French Babani Couture Embroidered Satin Kaftan - Museum Piece Circa 1920
A French Babani Couture Embroidered Satin Kaftan - Museum Piece Circa 1920

A French Babani Couture Embroidered Satin Kaftan - Museum Piece Circa 1920

By Babani

Located in Toulon, FR

buttons. Rich chinese appliqué embroidery in gold chenille. Label Babani Bd Haussmann Paris. Some rare and

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1910s French Rare Antique Buttons

Napoleon III Cartonnier Cabinet with 21 Compartments, France 19th Century
Napoleon III Cartonnier Cabinet with 21 Compartments, France 19th Century

Napoleon III Cartonnier Cabinet with 21 Compartments, France 19th Century

Located in Paris, FR

condition, original cartons. Ornamentation of gilded bronzes with motifs, ingot molds, buttons, label

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19th Century French Napoleon III Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Bronze

Antique Canadian Set Of Three 14K Yellow Gold Reverse Painted Fox Buttons
Antique Canadian Set Of Three 14K Yellow Gold Reverse Painted Fox Buttons

Antique Canadian Set Of Three 14K Yellow Gold Reverse Painted Fox Buttons

Located in Sewickley, PA

This fine set of three antique Canadian reverse-painted buttons is a rare example of early sporting

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1920s Art Deco Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

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Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward
Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward

Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward

$69,425 / set

H 32.68 in W 24.02 in D 7.09 in

Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A pair of extremely rare Victorian display cabinets with taxidermy resplendent quetzal (PHAROMACHRUS MOCINNO), cotinga and hummingbirds, attributed to Henry Ward (1812-1878) Engla...

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Early 19th Century English High Victorian Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Other

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

$229,532Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Other

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...

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15th Century and Earlier African Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Bone

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Located in London, GB

A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

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Late 19th Century European Moorish Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Highclere Castle Jewellery Box
Highclere Castle Jewellery Box

Highclere Castle Jewellery Box

$243,008

H 20.87 in W 21.07 in D 27.56 in

Highclere Castle Jewellery Box

By LINLEY London

Located in London, GB

Over the years, British design company Linley has developed expertise in creating scaled versions of famous architectural buildings including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the R...

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2010s British Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Maple

19th Century Large Collection of Victorian Conchology Shell Specimens Taxidermy
19th Century Large Collection of Victorian Conchology Shell Specimens Taxidermy

19th Century Large Collection of Victorian Conchology Shell Specimens Taxidermy

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A large collection of late Victorian shell specimens, the majority housed in its pine box with each specimen having its period card sleeve, the remainder displayed in glazed blue car...

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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Natural Fiber, Blown Glass, Paper, Pine

Victorian Opal and Diamond Crown Tiara Haircomb Necklace, circa 1880s
Victorian Opal and Diamond Crown Tiara Haircomb Necklace, circa 1880s

Victorian Opal and Diamond Crown Tiara Haircomb Necklace, circa 1880s

Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE

Victorian Opal and Diamond Crown Haircomb Necklace, ca. 1880s A very unusual and stunning Victorian crown, set with fiery opal cabochons and old-mine cut diamonds, from the 1880s. T...

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19th Century Unknown Victorian Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Diamond, Opal, Gold, Silver

Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France
Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France

Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Bird Cage, Art Nouveau Year: 1900 Country: French Material: Iron It is an elegant and sophisticated bird cage. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles s...

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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Iron

Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire

Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire

By Guggenheim Museum, Pauly et Cie

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...

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19th Century Italian Victorian Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Walnut

Late Victorian Opal and Diamond Tiara
Late Victorian Opal and Diamond Tiara

Late Victorian Opal and Diamond Tiara

$53,326

W 1.58 in L 5.71 in

Late Victorian Opal and Diamond Tiara

Located in London, GB

A late Victorian opal and diamond tiara/necklace, consisting of seven knife-edge gold bars graduating from the centre, each set with two round cabochon-cut opals and an old-cut diamo...

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1890s European Victorian Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Silver

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Located in London, GB

This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...

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15th Century and Earlier German Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Other

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

$425,000

H 168 in Dm 104 in

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Metal

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Located in Houston, TX

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

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19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Neo-Gothic Oak Pulpit, Hand-Carved with Monsters, Belgium, 1880
Neo-Gothic Oak Pulpit, Hand-Carved with Monsters, Belgium, 1880

Neo-Gothic Oak Pulpit, Hand-Carved with Monsters, Belgium, 1880

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Pulpit in oak with double flight of stairs richly carved with monsters.

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19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Oak

Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders
Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders

Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders

$145,000

H 106 in W 66 in D 26 in

Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of French (19th Century) walnut library ladders with side railings and steps leading to a top platform (on casters) (attributed to Napoleon III's personal library) (Related item...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Rare Antique Buttons

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Walnut

Fine Taxidermy Birdcage 'Orchestra No1' by Sinke & Van Tongeren
Fine Taxidermy Birdcage 'Orchestra No1' by Sinke & Van Tongeren

Fine Taxidermy Birdcage 'Orchestra No1' by Sinke & Van Tongeren

By Sinke & Van Tongeren

Located in Haarlem, NL

A huge 19th Century French Birdcage with a composition of nineteen Fine Taxidermy birds. We can imagine this being an amazing orchestra of beautiful tunes. Among the musicians are a ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Rare Antique Buttons

Materials

Animal Skin

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Rare Antique Buttons For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of rare antique buttons available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and silver, all rare antique buttons available were constructed with great care. Rare antique buttons have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Rare antique buttons are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, Regency and Arts and Crafts styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made rare antique buttons over the years, but those made by A.E. Jones, George Samuel Lewis & John Wright and Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Rare Antique Buttons?

Rare antique buttons can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,114, while the lowest priced sells for $187 and the highest can go for as much as $155,426.