The Collection of Buttons and Militaria formed by the late Araminta, Lady Aldington 481
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARYWAR AND LATER PEWTER BUTTONS. Comprising an officer's large tinned pewter with wooden back to the 2nd Connecticut Regiment c1781 (25mm). The 'double dolphin' type with central '2'. Troiani (Military Buttons of the American Revolution) p109 A2CRa (complete with gut fastening). '?I' an unidentified 19mm example, the obverse shows part of a script capital letter and script capital 'I', complete with integral shank. Royal Provincial c180-1783 16.5mm, large St. Edward's crown over 'RP', Troiani LRPk p77/78 (original shank missing and part replaced with a clay? and brass base. 1st American (Queen's Rangers) 1791-1802 16mm St. Edward's crown over '1st A' within laurel sprays, around the base 'Queen's Rangers' Troiani LQRd p78/79 (original shank missing and replaced with a clay? and brass base. 60th (Royal Americans) a good relic c1770-75 now 17mm '60' within what would have been a 'pie-crust' edge, Troiani B60b p63 remains of the original shank base. 10th Regiment of Foot (later 10th North Lincoln Regiment) c1770 -75 18mm central '10' Troiani B10d p26.(original shank issing and replaced with a clay? and brass base. 70th (Surry) Regiment c1782-1800 16mm central '70' with laurel sprays below and 'Surry' above (Parkyn Fig 269) remains of original shank base. 41st (Regiment of Invalids) c1780 three 11mm spatterdash examples, slightly convex and with central '41', two with original integral shanks. 41st Regiment of Foot c1800 a 15mm example '41' within an eight- pointed star (Parkyn Fig. 340) remains of original shank base, good overall facial condition (11)
£250-350 482
LIVERY, CIVILIAN ANDMILITARY BUTTONS. A carded display of 68 items comprising 14 large livery examples including Duke of Norfolk (postilion's very large gilt), The Marquess Conyngham, Leslie Family, Hay Family, Bisset/Fenwick Family, Williams of Balgray, Roberton of that Ilk. Very rare large gilt examples for Newcastle upon Tyne Pilots, Trinity House Kingston upon Hull Pilots (a superb mounted example), Aberdeen Civic Official, London and North Western Railway Dining Car issue (Froggatt p. 25 No. 11). Queen's Bodyguard R.C.A. (2 Victorian), Military Knights of Windsor (3 KC). Small gilts include 7 Eton College and 1 GIVR's Visit to Ireland 1821 'A Thousand Welcomes', Prussian Royal Household (a superb mounted gilt example). Military examples include several Officers' Mess waistcoat patterns and a few London Regiments, very good overall condition (68)
£200-300 483
MISCELLANEOUS MILITARY INSIGNIA. Comprising a carded display featuring an officer's KC silvered bronze cap badge to the KRRC, two variable silver mounted red cord boss badges to the same, 1.5 s/titles KRR. One pair printed Formation signs to the 5th Corps and an embroidered pair to the 56th Armoured Division, a brass cap badge to the South Irish Horse (this example was sent by Lady Aldington to H.G. Parkyn who returned it with a note "Parkyn has it"!), two white metal shoulder cord buttons one to the Rifle Volunteers and the other to a Lancashire or Yorkshire Rifle Volunteer Unit. An officer's small silver plated coatee button to the Rifle Brigade c. 1820 - 55 (back mark Pulford & Son) with an attached label stating that it belonged to Sir William Stewart. Together with a quantity of KRRC Officers' rank insignia, four scarce buttons requiring shanks, Royal Artillery 1779 - 1801 (excavated), North Hampshire Militia Officer's gilt c. 1810 - 20, 94th Clare Militia other ranks pewter c. 1833 - 55 and 18th The Royal Irish Regiment officer's large gilt tunic 1856 - 81. A pair of silver plated Mess Dress buttons to a Militia Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers converted to earrings, an '8th Army' medal ribbon bar, two other ranks brass right hand side rose pattern ornaments for the blue cloth helmet and a white metal KC cane top to the Sherwood Foresters,very good overall condition (quantity)
£150-200
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