The Collection of Buttons and Militaria formed by the late Araminta, Lady Aldington
Araminta, Lady Aldington
Lady Aldington was born in 1920, the elder daughter of Sir Harold MacMichael, GCMG, DSO, a distinguished and most able Colonial Administrator (1882-1969), and his wife Nesta (née Stephens). She accompanied her parents on many of their overseas postings and was a keen uniform button collector from an early age, as some of her correspondence indicates. Her first serious acquisitions were made in Jerusalem during the Second World War, when her father was High Commissioner of Palestine and Transjordan. The period that most interested her appears to have been from 1902 onwards, though later on, via contact with leading members of the SAHR, she did add some earlier British examples. The late Major F. G. Harden and the Marquess of Cambridge were able to find her some interesting Indian examples. In 1947 she married Brigadier Toby Law (1914-2000), a staunch Conservative MP and successful businessman. He was knighted in 1957 (KCMG) and ennobled in 1962 as Baron Aldington of Bispham, Blackpool (his first Parliamentary seat in 1945 was Blackpool North). In addition he was a CBE, a holder of the DSO and TD, a Deputy Lieutenant of Kent and a Privy Counsellor.
Lady Aldington died on 26 January 2012, and it is her family’s wish that her collection should be made available to collectors of the present generation.
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BRITISH MILITARY BUTTONS. A carded display of 45 fine quality and rare examples, Large Gilt Coatees, 98th, 41st (The Welsh), Commissariat Staff, 99th, 72nd Highlanders (replacement shank), 31st Huntingdon, 1st Invernesshire Local Militia, Upper Tivy Local Militia, North Hampshire Militia, Voluntarios De Espana (Spanish Unit fighting for Britain in the Peninsula), Redruth Volunteers, 1st Harts Volunteers, Field Marshal, Andover Volunteers (little gilt remains), 2nd BN 2nd Brigade Royal Perthshire Volunteers. Small Gilt Coatees, Upper Tivy Local Militia, 41st (The Welsh), 22nd Cheshire, 30th Cambridgeshire, 89th, 72nd Highlanders, Bank of England Volunteers. Large Silver Plated Coatees, Prince of Wales's Longford Militia, Royal Eastern Montgomery Local Militia, Londonderry Militia, 6th The West York Militia, Frome & East Mendip Yeomanry, Oxford Loyal Volunteers. Small Silver Plated Coatees, Rutland Legion Yeomanry, 100th (The Prince Regent's County of Dublin) Regiment 1804 - 1816, Crown over GR (General Service), 'For King and Country' around the crowned Harp and Maid. Large Pewter Coatees, Loyal Inverness Fencibles, Coldstream Guards, 71st Highland Light Infantry, 87th South Cork Militia. Large Brass Coatee, Royal Artillery. Large Silver Plated Tunics, Fermanagh Light Infantry Militia, Royal South Lincoln Militia, North York Rifle Volunteers, 4th Hampshire Rifle Volunteers, First Hants Rifle Volunteers. Large Pewter Tunics, Armagh Regiment (LI), Edinburgh Militia. Large Gilt Tunic, Royal Engineer Department (VR), all shanks intact, very good overall condition (45)
£900-1000 470
BRITISH MILITARY BUTTONS. Two carded displays comprising 31 officers' large silver plated tunic examples to Line Infantry Volunteer Battalions, mainly QVC where applicable and 21 officers' small silver plated tunic examples to Line Infantry Volunteer Battalions, mixed QVC and KC. Three officers' early period coatees to the Upper Tivy Local Militia, North Hampshire Militia and Irish Volunteers general pattern showing a crowned Harp and Maid. Other large tunic examples include officers' to 3rd London Rifle Volunteers (3 variables), Bucks Rifle Volunteers, 3rd West York Militia, 2nd South Middlesex Rifle Volunteers (mounted), 2nd West York Militia, Staffordshire Rifle Vols., HAC (QVC and KC), Shropshire Militia, Dumbartonshire Rifle Vols., General Officers (plated), Sheriff of the City of London, Royal Engineer Volunteers (VR and EVIIR). Other Ranks Large Tunics to Worcester Artillery Vols., 31st Kent RVs, Lincolnshire RVs, 3rd Lanark Rifle Vols., Bedford Militia (2), London Scottish Vols., Cinque Ports Volunteers (3), London Rifle Brigade (KC), Armagh Regiment (LI, slight damage), Royal Berkshire Militia, Selkirk Dumfries Roxburgh Militia, 1st AB Hants Rifle Volunteers, Worcester Artillery Vols., Hampshire Militia Artillery. Plus a few officers' and other ranks' small tunic examples, very good overall condition (98)
£250-350
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