A pair of exceptionally rare Alberto Giacometti art-objects are about to hit the auction block—ones that, unlike his famed sculptures, are tinier, more intricate, and come bearing the whiff of ...

A button with extraordinary historical significance has fetched $8,225 (£6,000) at auction in the UK. At a glance, it just looks like an old brass button. However, this rare Arctic rescue button dates ...

Jamie Wyeth was only 20 when Jaqueline Kennedy and other relatives of JFK approached the artist about painting the official portrait of the late president. Wyeth demurred, but agreed instead to paint ...

Two rare buttons made by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti for Italian fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli were found by Gary Quittenton-Shaw in a job lot The phrase "someone's trash is someone's ...

A bargain hunter who paid $53 for two antique buttons was stunned to discover they were extremely rare and sold them for $86,611. Gary Quittenton-Shaw, 58, snapped up the buttons which were included ...

A bargain hunter who paid £40 for two antique buttons was stunned to discover they were extremely rare and sold them for ...

Exhibit: The button exhibit can be viewed through March at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Club: The Historical Button Club meets at noon the second Wednesday of ...

AN Orford man has spoken of his disbelief after selling rare buttons for more than £61,000. Gary Quittenton-Shaw found the ...

Wyeth at the MFA Boston, in front of his posthumous portrait of JFK. Getty The first time I saw Wyeth’s portrait of JFK in person, I was roughly the same age he was when he painted it. My family ...