antique picture girl button

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Best guess for me would be the 1920s...there was a serious Egyptian revival fad during this time and this sorta strikes me as that type of item. Very cool by the way!
 

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Kati,

The material that the button is made of, appears to be white glass. The style is, I believe, late 1800's through early 1900's.Value wise, possibly a few dollars depending on collector interest. With all collectibles, condition plays an import role. The chips and other slight irregularities, will affect value.

There is indeed a collectors category and descriptive name for nearly each and every style of button. My impression is that the profile appears more Greek than Egyptian.

http://antiquebuttoncollectors.com/Buttons/glass

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Looks like milk glass.
 

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Because of the grain work through out the button, I think it is made out of either Quartzite or Marble. Quartzite is harder and will scratch glass. Marble will not. I'm leaning toward marble. Nice find, Breezie
 

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