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Elephant Buttons

B F Admin — Sat, 26 Nov 2022 09:50:10 +0000

Elephant buttons are very collectible and can be picked up for reasonable prices although some exceptionally rare examples can reach extremely high prices. The elephant is also they symbol for the American Republican Party and many buttons have been produced for the party.

Below are some examples and price guides of elephant buttons including a rare Alf Landon cartoon elephant button and a group of vintage Dwight Eisenhower buttons with the word “Ike” on the body.

A Card of Div. 1 & 3 Assorted Material Elephant Buttons

22 S/M/L 19th/20th century elephants in assorted materials.
Elephants are always a favorite among collectors. This card has a nice clear glass realistic lamp work example, several metal examples, ceramics and more.

Sold for US$140 at Lion and Unicorn in 2022

Alf Landon: Highly Desirable Cartoon Button. 1 1/4″ button depicting the G.O.P. elephant crushing the Democratic donkey. Titled: “Landon On the New Deal”. Landon and his fellow Republicans were highly critical of the New Deal policies of FDR including Social Security which achieved widespread acceptance by the American public. This pin was designed and paid for by Frederick A. Dorsey and ranks as one of the top, if not the top, Landon button. In excellent condition.

Sold for US$2,600 at Heritage Auctions in 2022

Group of Vintage Dwight D. Eisenhower Campaign Buttons. Sizes 2 1/4″ to the many 3/4″ Gold Elephants.

Sold for US$225 at Fine Estate, Inc. in 2021

31 Edward Gorey Illustrated Buttons, includes 23 Stuffed Elephants pins, and 8 Useful Urns pins, 7 yellow and 1 white.

Sold for US$250 at Ashcroft and Moore LLC in 2021

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Scenic Button Sets

B F Admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:50:04 +0000

Scenic Button Sets. Buttons with scenes are miniature works of art. They are extremely desirable and often command high prices, especially if they are complete sets.

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Below are some examples and price guides of scenic button sets including a collection of micro mosaic button set and a set of twelve Georgian field buttons.

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Frog Buttons

B F Admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:01:14 +0000

Frog buttons. Frogs can be very collectible and antique frog buttons are rare and desirable.

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Below are some examples and price guides of frog buttons including a sleeve button made by the Union Porcelain Works around 1876 and a Goodyear Rubber Co political button.

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Scarab Buttons

B F Admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:17:43 +0000

Scarab buttons are highly collectible. In ancient Egypt scarabs were often used as amulets and worn as both jewelry and buttons. They were also used as seals.

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Below are some examples and price guides of scarab buttons including a set of nephrite buttons and a 19th century molded pottery button.

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Figural Buttons

B F Admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 17:01:40 +0000

Figural buttons come in many shapes such as animals and nursery rhyme characters. They are very collectible and some can be very valuable.

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Below are some examples and price guides of figural buttons including a set of gold, garnet and enamel buttons and a Mickey Mouse collectors button.

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