Buttons from the J.R. Gaunt and Son Pattern Book Archive

Manitoba Police Helmet Plate, a very rare Victorian military style helmet plate in die-stamped gilding metal crowned star and laurel pattern bearing the Garter Proper, this overlaid with a shield bearing the arms of the Province, two loop fasteners out of three and small hole on the bottom star point; Quebec Police, a rare Victorian waist belt plate the brass (?) back plate overlaid with a crowned circle “Quebec Police”, this with attendant Union sprays and a beaver in the centre, complete with loose D ring, the other side fastener fractured; Ontario Provincial Police, two very fine die-cast copper gilt cap badges featuring maple leaf sprays, the provincial arms and unit title, all lug fasteners present; Saskatchewan Police, a superb KC officer’s cast gilt cap badge and corresponding single collar featuring the provincial arms and title scroll “Police”, all lugs present; Saskatchewan Gaols, a very fine silver plated die-cast cap badge and single corresponding collar showing the provincial arms over a scroll “Gaols”, one lug missing from the latter item; Newfoundland Constabulary, a rare die-stamped brass headdress badge being an over strap with pierced lettering “Terra Nova” and central raised letter “C”, two loop fasteners; Dominion Police of Canada, KC cast gilt metal headdress badge featuring the crown over a circle “Dominion Police Canada” enclosing a maple leaf, pin back, broken; two later pattern KC cap badges, one in cast gilt and one die-stamped gilding metal, both of crown star pattern with circular title enclosing a maple leaf, on the gilt example the bottom star point is displaced by an oval bearing the raised number “3”, this one with pin back the other with two loop fasteners; Dominion badges two small silver plated pouch badges featuring the full arms of the Dominion of Canada, single screw post fasteners, good overall condition (14) £300-400

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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