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<p>[QUOTE="kyratango, post: 347803, member: 5006"]Not a true "find", more a "bargain"<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>An Ebay France buy, from a mis described auction...</p><p>Described as antique portait picture, unknown material...</p><p>7 big buttons 3.5cm (1.3/8")</p><p>7 small buttons 1.8cm (6/8")</p><p>18th century around 1780!</p><p>The suite had to be at least of 14 big buttons!</p><p>See an article (in French...) there:</p><p><a href="https://grham.hypotheses.org/240" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://grham.hypotheses.org/240" rel="nofollow">https://grham.hypotheses.org/240</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As received, glued on the velvet board, full of grime and dust!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]117455[/ATTACH]</p><p>Cleaned but mount left unpolished<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[ATTACH=full]117456[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]117457[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]117458[/ATTACH] </p><p>For now, just waiting for valuation from auctioneers!</p><p>See the price <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />for the single one sold in 2011 (second in the pink section) in this site:</p><p><a href="http://boutonsweb.fr/pdvbarch/P_IVO.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://boutonsweb.fr/pdvbarch/P_IVO.html" rel="nofollow">http://boutonsweb.fr/pdvbarch/P_IVO.html</a></p><p>I paid 266€ for the set<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie79" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kyratango, post: 347803, member: 5006"]Not a true "find", more a "bargain":happy: An Ebay France buy, from a mis described auction... Described as antique portait picture, unknown material... 7 big buttons 3.5cm (1.3/8") 7 small buttons 1.8cm (6/8") 18th century around 1780! The suite had to be at least of 14 big buttons! See an article (in French...) there: [URL]https://grham.hypotheses.org/240[/URL] As received, glued on the velvet board, full of grime and dust! [ATTACH=full]117455[/ATTACH] Cleaned but mount left unpolished:joyful:[ATTACH=full]117456[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]117457[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]117458[/ATTACH] For now, just waiting for valuation from auctioneers! See the price :wideyed::woot:for the single one sold in 2011 (second in the pink section) in this site: [URL]http://boutonsweb.fr/pdvbarch/P_IVO.html[/URL] I paid 266€ for the set:shame:[/QUOTE]
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