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LINDA KENT BOX 6 BIBLE SCHOOL PARK, NY 13737.
Shipping is usually just a $1.00. But if you are ordering one of the large 9"x12" collector's cards, shipping will be $3.85, unless you want me to take all the buttons off the card. Just ask.
Thanks for viewing.
Linda Kent -upstate NY
July 14, 2004Showing 1-51 of 516580 visitsAlbum by LINDA KENT
1 29" Vintage,c.1880's button belt,created by destroying the shanks of these 17 gorgeous picture buttons. Excellent vintage condition.
$125.00 - SOLD
2 Look at that incredible border of this large picture button of Hector.1 5/8" NBS Large.
3 Highly detailed, pierced design of a fierce Norse god, or until I find his correct identity. 1 1/4" NBS Large.
Does anyone know him?
4 Paris back with the unusal triple bar shank. Note where someone a long time ago, must have destroyed the shanks on these gorgeous buttons to create this awesome belt.
5 A.P.& Cie.-PARIS-DEPOSE
6 INDIAN LUTZ -TYPE GLASS WAISTCOAT = $30.00
7 LUTZ -TYPE GLASS WAISTCOAT =
$30.00
The following definitions are from the marble website: LUTZ:
A banded lutz is a marble with a single-colored base glass and two sets of two bands alternating with two lutz bands. Lutz is finely ground copper flakes or goldstone. The lutz bands are usually edged by opaque white strands.
An onionskin lutz is a marble that has an end of day onionskin core with lutz bands and/or lutz sprinkled on the core.
A ribbon lutz is a naked ribbon core swirl with lutz on both edges of the ribbon. There are single ribbon examples and double ribbon examples. No examples are known to exist that have an outer layer of strands or bands.
An india...
8 Swirlled Marble Waistcoat - Div 1 = $12.00
9 GLOWING GREEN-GLOW BUBBLE IN SPECTACULAR CONDITION AND COLORATION. What the picture doesn't capture is the ridge/crimped surface...way cool.
Medium
$5.00 each - multiples
10 Airdale under glass - NBS small -$8.00 each (multiples)
11 Victorian Jewel type -NBS small - facetted green glass center jewel, surrounded by stamped 5-pointed star patterned border.
$5.00 EACH
12 PRETTY IN PINK GLASS PERFORATES-NBS LARGE
#5-A = SOLD #5-B = $15.00 #5-C = $18.00 Various prices due to various wear conditions.
13 TOP OF THE CORONET TO YOU - looks like a birds-eye view of the top of a royal coronet. Modified square, pink moonglow in excellent condition. NBS small. Very pretty.
$8.00
14 PARIS BACK FLOWERS-EXCELLENT CONDITION - NBS SMALL
$5.00 EACH
15 CUT STEEL W/BRASS LILY?TULIP?-SMALL
$5.00 EACH
16 Fancy rimmed, feather perforate = $15.00.
MEDIUM-EXCELLENT CONDITION-BRASS BACK-HUMP SHANK.
17 CLASSICAL LADY ON HORN-PICK BACK-MEDIUM = $20.00
18 PEACOCK COMOPOSITION - SMALL
$10.00
19 BUTTERFLY & Flowers Horn Picture Button. Medium. PARIS back.
20 REUBENS ON PEARL - LARGE = $75.00
21 RUBENS PEARL BACK
22 HIGH WHEELEER-SMALL = $15.00
23 CELLULOID TENNIS LADY BUTTON W/RIVETED STEEL TENNIS BALLS.
Osborne's book, "About Buttons",pg.155.
24 Four masted sailing vessel. NBS large.
$18.00
25 Stamped and carved,pick-back horn with brass escutheon of classical head. NBS med
$22.00
26 Gorgeous red pearl button with hand etching. NBS medium
$30.00
27 These look like a fruit or flower basket but the amazing construction and design is what is sure to win you over.
These appear to be clear glass hollow balls,covered with a black pitch and then overlayed with fine,swirls of pretty blue glass. Sheath overlay - Div 1-NBS small w/ brass loop shank and plate.
They are extremely fraglie and need a delicate touch when handling, so please, take them away from glutzy me before I drop another one.
$20.00 EACH
28 FOPS COURTING - 1/4" push noted at 5 0'clock position. NBS LARGE
$45.00
29 I forget who this is but there is a lass pretending hard to get while her beau peeks behind the swinging well bucket. NBS large.
$45.00
30 Div 1 - Paste Black Glass button with gold starburst. Self shank. NBS medium
$15.00
31 Longherins departure - NBS large $25.00
32 Columbine? with fancy cut steel border. One piece. NBS medium.
$22.00
33 Carved, Oriental scene on black glass button. NBS medium.
34 Stunning facetted Lucite button w/sparkling paste center. NBS medium
36 Great example of glass set in metal. Pretty conventional design in iridescent carnival luster is offset by the etched border. 3/4". Japanned back. Loop shank. Excellent condition.
$8.00
37 Facetted, rose paperweight with brass loop shank and plate. Pretty blue backgound shimmers from within. NSB small.
$22.00
38 Silver and brass fluid rendition of a lovely Art Nouveau lady. Finely detailed and in excellent condition. c.1880's. 1 1/4". Old staple shank.
SOLD
39
40 Rolled or applied rim, I can't tell which, with a fantastic example of holed back, to allow air to escape back. Very 3D, almost looks like a punched-pout design on this concave ,cup button. 1 34/". Great vintage condition. SOLD
41
42 Might be considered an Ashlee, one piece stamped brass with loop shank. Excellent condition. 1 5/8".
SOLD
43
44 OLD WISE OWL SATSUMA -HUGE 2"= SOLD
This enornmous, 2", OLD Satsuma button depicts a wise old owl, with gold highlights and the famous Satsuma crackle glaze.
The back shows the older Satsuma shank that rounded, unglazed and thread grooves.
NOTE: There is a 3/4" nick on the underside of the rim, as seen in the next scan. This does not penetrate through, nor can you see the chip from the front.
45 OLD SATSUMA OWL BUTTON
sold
Please email me with any quesitons-comments-offers.
lkent2@stny.rr.com
46 FULL FIGURE BUDDHA = SOLD
Looks like Buddha is offering Alms or lunch and stands a proud 1 1/4" high. Appears to be made from metallized plastic. Excellent condition.
47 GAY 90's BUTTON = SOLD This Gay90's is what the Gay 90's were all about.
Showy,bold and artistic, with applied, very detailed poppy? flower and pronged set sapphire blue plastic cabachoen. The stone has some slight surface scratches, otherwise, great vintage condition.
The irregular border and almost full surface covering by the applied,very detailed flower make this an superb example of a Gay 90's button.
48 Saphiret-pronged set button
49 Glowing saphiret glass hollow ball button.
50
51 This rare and unusal medium, 1" black glass button with carnival luster is a beauty beyond words. It appears to be a fabulous creature with beak, wings and a flower reaching from the creature's back to the sky. Whatever, the design is, it is quite enchanting and the detailed craftsmanship is remarkable.Lined and etched background but the most interesting part, is the rare, ribbed and sectioned back with four-way box shank. Excellent condition. $45.00
