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№ 1093

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18 September 2009

Hammer Price:
£850

British Army Buttons. Officers’ infantry coatees c.1830-55 comprising forty-three large (some duplication) and nine small, two diamond shaped doublets (79th & 93rd), a very rare black horn example to the 52nd for wear in Canada, two mess waiters 27th & 60th and a large gilt example to the 17th Spanish Infantry and small similar to the 14th Regiment (Peninsula period); together with three examples without shanks (50th, 99th and 74th doublet), also two large gilt tunics 4th Light Dragoons (1857-61), good overall condition (64) £700-900

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Buttons from the J.R. Gaunt and Son Pattern Book Archive.

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