CBlev65252
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posted on November 23, 2003 01:43:42 PM new
I'm selling these for my mother. They were my great, great aunt's who died in her 90's in 1975. They've tested for Bakelite. Any idea on how to sell them? As a lot? If so any suggestions as to starting or reserve prices? The large buttons are 2-1/2" to 2-3/4" in diameter. I'm clueless. I won't post all the pics here as there are 10 of them. I'll post the more interesting of them. Some still have the original price tags. I also have to photograph and sell a large, large Fontanini nativity set. I think my mother bought every character to go with it. She's cleaning house to move to Florida.
Cheryl
http://tinyurl.com/vm6u
[ edited by CBlev65252 on Nov 23, 2003 01:44 PM ]
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ohmslucy
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posted on November 23, 2003 02:06:05 PM new
Hi Cheryl,
Beautiful buttons! Wish I knew more about buttons than how to sew them on...
Anyway, here's a thread Sanmar started a few days ago about the Fontanini nativity set.
http://www.vendio.com/mesg/read.html?num=2&thread=538990
Lucy
Watch the donut, not the hole.
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toasted36
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posted on November 23, 2003 02:07:53 PM new
Cheryl I sold some a while back . Sold them by the pair or matching buttons if there is more than 2 that match and did quite well...you might check and see how good the Bakelite buttons are selling on e-bay right now .If there selling high split them up if not do a lot deal.There Beautiful btw they should do quite well.
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CBlev65252
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posted on November 23, 2003 02:10:55 PM new
Thanks, Lucy. OMG are they expensive! She said she spent a small fortune. She has the complete 12" nativity (with animals) and 17 other pieces (besides what came with the nativity). I was going to list separately, but I think I'll list it as a set. This should be fun.
Cheryl
http://tinyurl.com/vm6u
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Libra63
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posted on November 23, 2003 02:19:08 PM new
I sold some Bakelite Buttons without reserve and they did quite well. I made sure the buttons that match were in one auction only so as not to have a bidder have to bid on different auctions and not bring the price up to where it should be. It's like jewelry sellers selling earrings and necklaces separate. I think together they get higher bids and bring more sellers. Just my thought. Nothing as beautiful as the buttons that you have though. What I would do was to make sure the buttons that matched were in an auction, don't split them up. If you don't want a reserve start high as I think they will go high. I like the ones with the figures on them, they are wonderful. If you live in a large city or somewhat large city and have time to go to the library they should have a book on buttons. That is one book I do not have. Good Luck.....
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Roadsmith
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posted on November 23, 2003 02:24:39 PM new
Gosh, those are gorgeous buttons.
Libra, what category or categories did you use, to sell those old buttons? I"m glad this topic has come up; I have a lot of old buttons to sell.
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Junk: Stuff we throw away.
Stuff: Junk we keep.
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on November 23, 2003 02:28:05 PM new
Those are stunning and so large. Some of them look Oriental and like they have gold inlay?? I've never seen Bakelite buttons like some of these.
I would list them one by one on the really decorative ones or two by two at the least.
Some of the more common ones could be grouped in small lots.
Good luck
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photosensitive
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posted on November 23, 2003 02:52:00 PM new
My mother had an enormous collection of buttons, thousands of them. Now that she is gone my sister and I are in a real quandary as to what to do with them. We have a lot of her button books but it is hard to know where to start. Looking at the pictures I agree that they are very nice but wonder if the the top seven pairs are buttons. I see what looks like a metal eye on the edge of one in each set. Is there a corresponding hook on the other? My mother has a lot of buckles in with her buttons, some that match buttons.
I am really sorry that we did not try to learn more about my mother's buttons while she was still able to tell us about them. I know that there are button clubs in many cities and some nice web sites too. I will look for some of the URL I found and pass them on.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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CBlev65252
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posted on November 23, 2003 03:01:05 PM new
Here's the back of one of the large ones. Would you call these buckels?
Thanks for pointing that possibility out. The backs of the rest of the large ones are the same as the above. The large black marbeled pair does have a place to put a belt through.
Cheryl
http://tinyurl.com/vm6u
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ohmslucy
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posted on November 23, 2003 03:23:43 PM new
Yes, Cheryl, those are meant to be sewn on the end of a belt. Not precisely a buckle but not a button either...
Lucy
Watch the donut, not the hole.
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CBlev65252
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posted on November 23, 2003 03:32:12 PM new
Well, that makes sense. I suppose you could still use them as buttons if you had a mind to. Just got off the phone with my father and when I told him I was busy listing buttons for my mother he just couldn't believe people bought buttons. 
Cheryl
http://tinyurl.com/vm6u
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on November 23, 2003 03:37:53 PM new
Do you think they could be cape buttons - they are big enough for sure?
I don't know that much about buttons but I am pretty sure you call that little white thing a igloo shank or igloo something or other.
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CBlev65252
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posted on November 23, 2003 03:49:44 PM new
ladyjewels2000
It is possible they are for capes. My aunt was a pianist so I can picture her in a cape. She was quite wealthy. Unfortunately, when she died she lived in what had become a bad part of Detroit and her house was ramsacked before my grandmother got there. My grandmother was her only living relative. Still, my grandmother ended up with some lovely items. I have an antique pole lamp and a couple of 19th century tables and 1 dresser. Love it all!
Cheryl
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photosensitive
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posted on November 23, 2003 07:04:52 PM new
I asked my sister to check out Mother's button books. She says they are called jacket clips. You use one on each side of the jacket to fasten the two sides together. She found some in "Buttons" by Nancy Fink and Maryalice Ditzler called "cloak closures". As I remembered the book said they can match the buttons on a dress.
The book also said people sometimes took off the metal brad and used them for buttons and you can tell those by the bits of solder on the back of the button.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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Japerton
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posted on November 23, 2003 10:56:59 PM new
(Drooling on keyboard)
Yes! You are on my "fave" list so when those babies go live I will be watching!!!
BITD (back in the day) those very easily could have come with matching sets for a suit. Gosh I am visualizing Norma Shearer wearing something snappy
(of course Irving prolly made sure HERS were diamonds!)
They are fabo used for jackets and capes (as Photosensitive said).
Have you tried emailing the people at vintagebuttons.net?
I subscribe to bead and button, which is button in name only, but if you email the editors there, they may email you back. I have gotten info and replies from them, very helpful folks!
beadandbutton.com
whoo!
J
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CBlev65252
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posted on November 24, 2003 04:20:47 AM new
japerton
Thanks! I registered at the site. My mother and grandmother never got rid of anything. I've finally convinced my mother to sell some of these things. She was going to give most of it to me. I suggested she sell and spend the money on herself. She was diagnosed with Alzheimers and while she can still enjoy things I'd like her to do what she wants. She recently had to give up her job (at 68 she should not still have to work).
Sometime this week I will be posting a doll on this board. She's not selling it. It's from the 1920's or earlier. What I would like are some suggestions on clothing for it. She doesn't know I have the doll and I'd like to surprise her for Christmas with a fuly clothed doll. There is not an artistic bone in my body so I'll need everyone's help.
Cheryl
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