A DIVISION ONE PEARL AND PASTE BUTTON

1 Large 18th century carved and engraved example. Another example from the Lanier collection comes this exquisitely crafted and carved example with a large pinshanked paste center accented with a small inner border of wax holding flat pastes and an outer border of the same and finally an outer, outer scalloped, beaded style border. Beautiful button. 1 missing flat paste which could be easily replaced. Dimensions: SM=Less than 3/4", Medium=3/4" to 1 1/4". Large=1 1/4" and above, extra large=1 3/4" and above Date or Era: DIVISION 1=PRE 1918 AND DIVISION 3 IS AFTER 1918 Condition Request Condition Report PLEASE NOTE: These buttons for the most part are antique and may have age related wear. We make every effort to point out any significant condition related concerns, but again they are antique and not new. We also cannot be responsible for replaced shanks or issues related to the backs of any buttons on multiple button cards as we do not remove these buttons to re-card them. Please contact us if you would like any further condition reports on any lot.

Estimate:$50

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