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Buttons: Material → 10-8 Brass

Dragons at War – Open Work in Bronze Metal with Marcasite Rivets
The Shrine of William Tell
Imitating Fabric–TASSELS 3
Imitating Fabric–WHIPCORD 2
Imitating Fabric–WHIPCORD 1
Imitating Fabric–PURL 3
Imitating Fabric–FRENCH KNOT
Imitating Fabric–BACK STITCH 2
Imitating Fabric–BACK STITCH 1
Imitating Fabric–SEQUIN WORK 3
Imitating Fabric–PURL 1
Imitating Fabric–MOIRE WATERMARKED 1
Imitating Fabric–EYELET 2
Imitating Fabric–DIAPER 2
Knights Templar
Pegasus openwork brass tint
Horse head
Egyptian, glass OME, Geschützt
Large Maenad Brass Button
Maenad with her Thyrsus

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