A pair of buttons, of painted ivory, one depicting a cupid cutting down a tree 'L'Amour abbattant l'arbre Patiemment et fréquemment', the other with a putto holding a branch 'L'Amour tenant une branche en la Main Loyal et Secret'--1in. (2.5cm.), 18th century, possibly French; and another button, the central ivory roundel painted with a small boy flying a kite, the paper border painted with flowers--1.5in. (4cm.), French, 18th century (3)