The Collection of Buttons and Militaria formed by the late Araminta, Lady Aldington

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 469

British Military Buttons. A carded display of 45 fine quality and rare examples, Large Gilt...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 470

British Military Buttons. Two carded displays comprising 31 officers' large silver plated tunic...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 471

British Military Buttons. A carded display of 82 items including officers' small coatees to the...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 472

British Military Buttons. Twelve carded displays together with several duplicate examples, comprising Foot Guards, Infantry, Corps and Court, mostly post 1902.  (No anodised), good overall condition (250+) £100-150

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 473

British Military Buttons. Four hundred plus basic issues post 1902 and including some anodised examples, Infantry, Corps and a few Canadian, good overall condition  (400+) £100-150

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 474

British Military & Naval Buttons. Two hundred and sixty plus basic issues post 1902 mainly Corps, a few Cavalry and Canadian. The Naval Section include a few Royal Marine items together with a few cloth Trade badges and rank stars, good overall condition (260+) £80-120

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 475

7th (Princess of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards, 2nd East Ontario Regiment, Transjordan Frontier...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 476

British Cavalry & Yeomanry Buttons. Three carded displays mainly post 1902 issues but including a few QVC period items, which are large gilts 5th Royal Irish Lancers, Royal Horse Guards Regiment (no gilt remains), 1st KDG (2 both mounted), 1st Royal Dragoons (mounted), Middlesex Yeomanry Cavalry,  officer's large...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 477

Colonial & Dominion Buttons. A carded display of 52 items including an officer's small flat gilt...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 478

Indian Army Buttons. A carded display of 76 items. Pre-Mutiny examples comprise 2 officers'...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 479

Indian Army Buttons. Three old carded displays, an interesting selection of post 1902 period, those of interest include large size tunics to 1st, 3rd, 9th, Gurkha Rifles (all black horn), 13th Malabar Battalion, 19th Hyderabad, Mysore Infantry and Mysore Lancers, 6th Gurkha Rifles (blackened metal).  Small tunics...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 480

Continental and USA Military Buttons. A collection of 190 plus items, some identified on cards.  A card of badges and buttons pertaining to San Marino with a covering letter from Peter Thorneycroft, House of Commons, 27.9.1963, good overall condition (190+) £100-200

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 481

American Revolutionary War and Later Pewter Buttons. Comprising an officer's large tinned pewter...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 482

Livery, Civilian and Military Buttons. A carded display of 68 items comprising 14 large livery...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 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...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 484

1918 White Armistice Flag and a 'C' Flt 6th Squadron RAF Ramleh Coloured Streamer. The first...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 485

Officers’ Collar Badges of the Free French Troops Serving in the Levant 8 June -11 July 1941....

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 486

WW2 Italian Items. Comprising a torn part panel from the fuselage of a crashed C.R.42 displaying...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 487

WW2 Polish Items. A small but very interesting collection, two Polish military buttons together...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 488

 "Shoulder Belt Plates And Buttons" by Major H. G. Parkyn O.B.E.  "Military Buttons The Emilio...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 489

Military Books. The Indian Army List 1939, Half Yearly Army List July 1939, Monthly Army List November 1939, C.C.P. Lawson 'A History of the Uniforms of the British Army' Volumes 1 and 2 First Editions but fronts only of the dust covers.  India's Army by Major D. Jackson 1940, The British Army by Talbot Booth 2nd...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 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...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 491

Military Pictures. JOHN SCOTT two very rare water colour drawings heightened with gold,...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 492

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...

13 & 14 September 2012

Lot No 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...