Here is a lovely vintage set of 9 collectible Stephen Barlow buttons with engraved Ships done in his distinctive signature scrimshaw style. The buttons are set in metal bases. The details are so exact you can see the rigging, sails, and even the waves. Scrimshaw, an ancient technique, is the art of etching into ivory or bone and then highlighting the grooves with ink. The method here is the same only the material is a simulated Ivory...


