The Collection of Buttons and Militaria formed by the late Araminta, Lady Aldington 490
CORRESPONDENCE, CIGARETTE CARDS, CREST ALBUMS AND OTHER EPHEMERA. The former includes several hand written letters from the late Marquess of Cambridge, a letter from Field Marshal Lord Wavell (a family friend), an interesting social letter from Captain Myles Hildyard, Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, (MBE, MC, MID, a notable escapee from Crete subsequently fighting in the North African battles of Mareth and Enfidaville, took part in the D Day Landings 6 June 1944. Resided at Flintham Hall, Newark, complete with the envelope dated 15.06.42 Egypt and addressed to 'On Active Service, Miss Araminta McMichael (sic), Government House, Jerusalem, Palestine). Most of the other correspondence concerns exchanges and enquiries regarding buttons. There are four sets of cigarette cards three of which are mounted in the relevant booklets, a variety of Regimental Crest albums British and Indian Forces together with an early catalogue of her collection and a quantity of Regimental Christmas cards, good overall condition (quantity)
£60-100 491
MILITARY PICTURES. JOHN SCOTT two very rare water colour drawings heightened with gold, depictions of a mounted and a dismounted soldier c. 1800, both signed 'John Scott, delin'. Though typed labels on the reverses state 'c. 1790 1st Bt. Volunteers Regt. Light Dragoons' both pictures clearly illustrate the uniform of the London and Westminster Light Horse Volunteers. Both figures wear the Tarleton crested helmet with red turban and white feather plume, short tailed blue jackets with gold lace and chain epaulettes, white breeches and black knee boots. The mounted figure is shown discharging his flintlock pistol and the dismounted figure is shown with his drawn 1796 pattern sabre. (27 x 21 cms) now mounted, framed and glazed, very good condition (2)
£300-500
John Scott born Newcastle 1774, died Chelsea 1828, was a pupil of Pollard and is well known for his engravings and prints of dogs and horses. The British Museum hold around 400 examples of his work. He collaborated in a large number of publications, quite probably with Thomas Rowlandson, indeed the mounted figure is very similar to one executed by Rowlandson in his work 'The Loyal Volunteers of London and Environs'. Original water colours by Scott are extremely scarce.
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MILITARY PRINTS. Comprising two large Crimean 'Simpson' examples being 'The Highland Brigade Camp' and 'The Railway at Balaklava', published 24 May 1855, Imperial French and Native Troops c. 1800, 'The Legion de Lorgna', Portugese c. 1810, 'The King's Royal Rifle Corps' a Regimental Group 1905. R. Knotel reproduction print for the soldiers of Anhalt and a steel engraving by T. Medland 'A Cassay Horseman' (heavily foxed). All framed and glazed, good overall condition (7)
£50-80 493
MILITARY PRINTS. A good selection comprising 'British Army Series Nos. 1, Officers First Life Guards, 5, A 42nd Officer and a 4th Dragoon Officer and 29, A 13th Light Dragoon Officer', published c. 1831. Three examples by T. Goddard of Pall Mall, An Austrian Officer of Cuirassiers, a Soldier of the Greek Light Infantry and a Prussian Officer of Hussars, 1763, published c.
1820.Three early 19th C examples showing Russian Foot Guards, a French Officer of Dragoons and a Moravian Irregular Soldier. A scarce example by C. Schutz c. 1800 showing 'La Garde Noble Hongroise En Gala' published in Vienna by The Artaria Company, complete with plate marks (slight foxing), good overall condition (10) £100-150
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