Charles A. Whitaker Auction Company April 22-23, 2011 1 THREE ROOSTER BUTTONS. All large stamped brass: 2-piece with fine detail, steel back, self shank, 1 11/16. High relief head with foliate border, steel back (rusted), loop shank, 1 1/2. 1- piece convex brass with applied high relief rooster, 1 1/2. Good-excellent. $36.00 2 TWO LARGE INDIAN THEME BRASS BUTTONS. "Indian Hunter", 2-piece stamped and tinted, based on painting by Bejamin West "The Death of General Wolf". 2 inches. (Minor wear) very good. Extra large Indian head profile stamped in relief on a flat disc. 1 15/16. Excellent. $48.00 3 FIVE TEDDY ROOSEVELT HUNTING BIG GAME BUTTONS. Medium 1-piece stamped brass, one lion, two rhinoceros, two elephant. 1 1/8. Excellent. $108.00 4 FOUR ENAMELED BUTTONS with CUT STEELS. All large: Three 1-piece including two pierced. One mounted on a pearl disc with raised edge. 1 1/4 - 1 1/2. (Some oxidized steels) good-excellent. $60.00 5 TWO LARGE BUTTONS with DOGS. Wood high relief terrier head with glass eye within stamped and pierced brass border mounted on wooden disc, 1 3/4, (tiny rim chip). 1-piece flat brass button with cut steel and stamped geometric border having dog and doghouse escutcheon with cut steels. 1 9/16. Excellent. $132.00 6 TEN ENAMELED BRASS BUTTONS. Medium and large 1-piece consisting of four pair and a pierced set of four. 1 3/16 - 1 5/16. Excellent. $84.00 7 TWO FIGURAL STAMPED and PIERCED BRASS BUTTONS. Both large: 2-piece Jeanne Hachette on tinted ground, 1 7/16, (back rusted around shank). 1-piece Barbarossa, 1 1/2. Good- excellent. $0.00 8 FIVE PIERCED and ENAMELED BRASS BUTTONS. Three medium, two large, three with cut steels, one with central faceted green "jewel". 1 1/16 - 1 3/8. Good-excellent. $60.00 9 SET of ELEVEN HIGH RELIEF HORN BUTTONS. Large, black, having profile portrait of woman, her hair adorned with grape clusters. 1 5/8. (One tiny rim chip) good-excellent. $168.00 10 THREE FIGURAL BRASS BUTTONS. All large. One 2-piece depicting clown watching a lizard on a small house, (back oxidized). Two 1-piece: "Children's Circus" with faceted cut steel ball. "Riquet a la Houpe" having border with cut steels. 1 5/8 - 2. Good-excellent. $72.00 11 SET of SEVEN HIGH RELIEF DOG HEAD BUTTONS. Large stamped brass boxer with wide collar, the flat back trimmed to the contour of dog's head. Approximately 1 x 1 1/2. (One not fully trimmed). Good-excellent. $144.00 Charles A. Whitaker Auction Company April 22-23, 2011 12 PAIR of HIGH RELIEF AFRICAN MASK BUTTONS. Large, square form pierced and silvered metal having stamped tribal head on scrollwork with rope border. 1 1/2. Excellent. $36.00 13 TWO CAMEO CARVED PEARL BUTTONS. Medium sew through: One with house, bridge and trees, having gilt decoration. One carved on one half with woman, tree and steps to house. Both 1 inch. Excellent. $96.00 14 FOUR PIERCED and STAMPED BRASS BUTTONS with CUT STEEL INSETS. All large: Falcon Huntress and Minerva, both 1 5/8. Gladiators and Boy Serenading Girl, both 1 5/16. (Some steels oxidized) good-excellent. $46.00 15 HIGH RELIEF LADY IN PROFILE BUTTON. Large stamped and engraved gilt brass with enameled face in the style of Gainsborough with pierced rim of flowerheads, applied to a flat black back, loop shank. 1 3/4. Excellent. $12.00 16 THREE BUTTONS with WOMAN'S HEAD. All large profiles, two Art Nouveau: Silvered brass 2-piece, 1 9/16, (edge bent). 1-piece stamped silver with border of paste sets, 1 5/8, (missing a set, back has small patch). 1-piece stamped and coppered brass button with woman in hat smelling flower, 1 7/8. Fair-excellent. $60.00 17 FOUR JAUNTING CARRIAGE BUTTONS. Large tinted stamped brass with painted back and loop shank. 1 7/16. Good-excellent. $12.00 18 HIGH RELIEF TERRIER HEAD BUTTON. Large brass 1-piece plain flat having pin mounted dog's head. Excellent. $60.00 19 THE WISHING WELL BUTTON. Large tinted gound having applied pierced and stamped brass figures within a pleated ribbon border, black painted back, loop shank. 1 5/8. Excellent. $12.00 20 TWO TRANSFER DECORATED CERAMIC BUTTONS. Large flat discs with polychrome harvest vignettes having two figures on gold ground, back painted black, self shank. 1 5/8. (One having gold loss and rim chip, one with scratch) fair-good. Together with a smaller button having one of the same images. 1 1/4. (Repaired) as-is. $72.00 21 THREE HIGH RELIEF STAMPED BRASS OWL HEAD BUTTONS. One medium Paris back. Two large having the same image, one mounted on a pierced disc, one on a flat disc. Good- excellent. $48.00 22 THREE RELIGIOUS THEME BUTTONS. All large stamped brass. Two 1-piece: Silvered "Raphael's Madonna", 1 3/8. Pierced with infant riding lion having cut steel border, 1 3/4. 2- piece "Archangel Michael", 1 3/4, (wear to black tinted back). Good-excellent. $12.00 Charles A. Whitaker Auction Company April 22-23, 2011 23 THREE PIERCED and STAMPED BUTTONS with HEADS. All large, mounted on pierced leaf and berry border: One Jupiter and Minerva. One having two women in profile. One with Egyptian woman. 1 3/8. Excellent. $24.00 24 FIFTEEN GAY NINETIES JEWELED BUTTONS. All large having central cabochon or faceted set, some having cut steel or colored subsidiary sets, including a pair and a set of three. 1 1/4 - 1 3/4. (One missing three of four small stones. Fair-excellent. $60.00 25 TWO CAMEO CARVED PEARL BUTTONS. Both medium sew through: One having profile of gladiator, 1 inch. One tinted rectangular with woman beneath tree, 1 x 11/16. Together with two pierced pearl buttons both having house and trees over gilt brass disc set in stamped brass, 7/8. Good-excellent. $60.00 26 FOUR PEARL BUTTONS with BRASS ESCUTCHEON. All large 2-piece: Le Tour de Neslie with steel cup (some rust). Paris back with elk. Two having four-leaf clover. 1 1/4. Fair-excellent. $60.00 27 FOUR AMERICAN MILITARY BRASS BUTTONS, 1808-1815. All 1-piece.Two regimental artillery. Two militia infantry. 21-22 mm. Good-excellent. $180.00 28 FOUR AMERICAN INFANTRY BUTTONS, 1812-1815. Cast pewter. 14 - 20 mm. Fair. $132.00 29 SEVEN UNITED STATES NAVY BUTTONS 1813-1854. All 1-piece, including three left- facing, one convex. 17-23 mm. Fair-excellent. $450.00 30 AMERICAN ARTILLERY, LIGHT ARTILLERY and ARTILLERY CORP BUTTONS, 1811- 1821. Seven buttons, all 1-piece brass. 20+ mm. Fair-excellent. $270.00 31 THREE AMERICAN RIFLEMEN and RIFLE MILITIA BUTTONS, 1850's. All 1-piece brass. 20+ mm. Fair-excellent. $120.00 32 REPUBLIC of TEXAS ARMY BUTTON, 1836. 2-piece gilt brass with star on lined field within "Republic of Texas .Army." Backmark "J.M.L. & W.H. Scovill/ Waterbury" encircling "Extra Super Fine". 21 mm. Excellent. $3,360.00 33 CONFEDERATE INFANTRY BUTTON. 2-piece convex brass with lined Old English "I" on plain ground, "S. Isaacs Campbell & Co./ London. 7/8. (Small dark spot) good. $216.00 34 CONFEDERATE RIFLES BUTTON. Medium gilt brass convex 2-piece with stippled Roman "R", the back marked "H T & B/ Manchester". 15/16. Good. $840.00 Charles A. Whitaker Auction Company April 22-23, 2011 35 CONFEDERATE INFANTRY BUTTON. 2-piece convex brass with stippled Roman "I" on plain ground, "H T & B/ Manchester". 15/16. (Minor wear) good. $390.00 36 CONFEDERATE CAVALRY BUTTON. Medium gilt brass convex 2-piece with stippled Old English "C", the back marked "H T & B / Manchester". 15/16. (small abrasion) excellent. $720.00 37 CONFEDERATE INFANTRY BUTTON. 2-piece convex brass with lined Roman "I" on plain ground, "Superior Quality". 7/8. (Small dark spot) overall excellent. $180.00 38 TWO CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY BUTTONS. 2-piece convex brass, having stippled Roman "I", verso "H T & B / Manchester". 7/8. (Minor wear) excellent. $660.00 39 THREE CONFEDERATE GENERAL SERVICE BUTTONS. All 2-piece convex brass having lined "CSA" on plain field. Two verso "S. Buckley & Co./ Birmingham", one 5/8, one 7/8. One "J. Horace Miller/ Phila." probably a reproduction. (One shank bent) good-excellent. $132.00 40 CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY BUTTON. 2-piece convex brass with lined Old English "A" on plain field, plain back, possibly local manufacture. 7/8. (Push marks, shank loose) fair. $300.00 41 FOUR CONFEDERATE GENERAL SERVICE BUTTONS. All 2-piece convex brass having lined "CSA" on plain field, verso "Superior Quality". 7/8 inch. (One oxidized, possibly dug, minor wear) good-excellent. $450.00 42 CONFEDERATE INFANTRY BUTTON. 2-piece convex brass with fancy lined Old English "I" on plain ground, "Halfmann & Taylor/ Montgomery.Alabamd (error on backmark) 7/8. Excellent. $300.00 43 TWO CONFEDERATE GENERAL STAFF OFFICER BUTTONS. Both 2-piece convex brass having eagle on plinth in a circle of 11 stars on a lined field: One verso "S & K Rivet'd & Soldered" below coat of arms. One "Extra Rich Treble Gilt". 3/4 inch. (Minor wear) excellent. $480.00 44 CONFEDERATE RIFLES BUTTON. Medium 2-piece convex brass with German style R on a plain polished field, backmark "Van Wart Son & Co.". 7/8. Excellent. $270.00 45 TWELVE CIVIL WAR ERA SOUTH CAROLINA STATE SEAL BUTTONS. Medium gilt brass 2-piece with border motto, having S and C on lined field and four fruits on tree, backmark with star "Van Wart.