In the book I endeavored to find buttons for all makers of enamel buttons. Of course the list is not complete. This page will show buttons and backmarks (when available) for makers that weren't included in the book in addtion to more information on those already included.
List of Makers/Resellers
- Bazzel, Joan
- Brooks & Sons
- Ebstein, Michelin
- Fellows, Lawrence
- Lowenstein, Herman
- Peeler (Broadhead), EJ
- Unknown
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This is one of various buttons that I didn't find before the book was published. Two other designs are to the right, including what all the backs look like. These are also beads - each has a hole at the top and bottom. I had these tested and they are enameled on copper and then plated in gold. To get the color as it is, there is an initial layer of white opaque enamel on the copper and then colroized with transparent colors. If you know anything about these or have another design to share, please email me. Some has suggested these was made by Gita Maria Sturm, but I have confirmed with her that they are not. |
more styles coming soon
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Sold by Brook & Sons; backmarked D&F - Deakin & Francis Ltd, in business since 1786 Anchor stamp is for Birmingham; Lion is for sterling qulaity; k is for 1909 This set is still for sale by Bruce Beck. |
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This set is still for sale by Annie Frazier |
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Alhtough EJ Peeler is listed in the book, and this button is not signed, it so closely resembles one of Ms. Peeler's buttons in the book (page 102) that it's safe to say it was done by her. Note that she must have enameled this from the back of the button. Normally plique is done so that it's virtually reversable so that the back is not totally covered in enamel.
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| Page 99 in my book has a write up on Herman Lowenstein. It says about his zodiac buttons that he might have made 25 sets. A letter he wrote to Mickey talks about him finishing a 4th set and how hard they were to make. It sounded as if he was not interested in making more sets. So the number of his zodiac sets is probably 4, but most likely not as high as 25. | ||
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As a young child, Ms. Bazzel was allowed to play with her Gran’s button tin, but only once! The memory lingered - all those beautiful buttons, each one a tiny work of art! As a young adult she decided to pursue a career in artistic endeavors which brought her to art schools, then college, then craft fairs where she sold her jewelry from California to Canada. A chance encounter with a small enamel plaque sent Ms. Bazzel on a journey into hot glass enamel as an art medium well suited to making jewelry. She was fortunate to have two incredible enameling mentors while living in San Diego, and Cloisonné enameling became a passion. A move across the country to North Carolina opened new avenues of interest for her and rekindled her memory of all those beautiful buttons in Gran’s tin. She’d been a member of NBS for many years, thus decided to combine 3 passions into one; in 2023 she started making unique studio buttons using enameling techniques of Basse Taille, Émaux Peints, and Cloisonné. Her work is either signed with “jbz” or a stamped “Joan Bazzel” into metal. Her ETSY shop, features button jewelry designs as well as enamels and other curiosities, and her website offers a visual array of past and present work. |
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last updated
03/10/2025
