Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage Sporting

A Collection of Vintage Sporting and Leisure Themed Buttons, Mounted - A curated group of vintage buttons, predominantly depicting sporting activities, games, and leisure themes, neatly arranged and mounted on an aged, cream-colored cardboard sheet with hand-drawn blue circles. The buttons exhibit a wide range of materials, including various metals (brass, bronze-toned, silver-toned, many with developed patinas), carved organic or early plastic materials (such as simulated ivory/bone and mottled plastics), and some with painted or enameled surfaces. Styles vary from detailed high-relief figurative scenes to geometric and abstract designs, suggesting a period spanning the mid-20th century or earlier. Each button is accompanied by a handwritten label in blue ink identifying its subject, examples include ”Keep Rolling, ” ”Tic Tac Toe, ” ”Chess, ” ”Domino, ” ”Baseball, ” ”Hunting, ” ”Ski, ” ”Steeple Chase, ” ”Day Tennis, ” ”Football, ” ”Golf, ” ”Badminton, ” ”Cards, ” ”Hockey, ” ”Bowling, ” ”Polo, ” ”Roulette, ” ”Arrow, ” and ”Danjur Rankin Pheasants.” Dimensions of backing board: 11.25 x 8.75 inches Burns in-house shipping is available. Pick up is Saturday, Nov. 22, from 11 am to 2 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction.