Victorian 9th Queen's Royal Lancers Officers Gilt Medium Pattern Button, QVC Crown

Circa 18.5mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Jennens, London. Some minor tarnishing and wear to gilt otherwise good condition. This pattern 1855 - 1901. Scarce.

Ripley & Darmanin No 51 refers.

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Code: 69996

2nd (Queens) Royal Regiment of Foot, Other Ranks Large Pattern Brass Button

Circa 25mm in diameter, floating shank and blank reverse. Some staining and verdigris to reverse and a few small stains on the number '2' otherwise in good condition and rare to find an other ranks 1855 - 1881 button in this condition with sharp detail and no dings or dents.

Ripley No 87 refers.

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Code: 69075

2nd Regiment of Foot (Queens Royal Surrey) Medium Pattern Other Ranks Brass Button - Poor Condition

Circa 19mm in diameter, missing shank, maker marked Firmins, London. Poor condition so sold as seen, no returns on this item.

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Code: 69995

Victorian QVC Bedfordshire Militia Large Pattern Other Ranks Pewter Button

Circa 24mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Birmingham (possibly Smith, Kemp & Wright - but too hard for me to read). In poor overall condition but worn on the tunic from 1855 - 1881.

See also my item 69243.

Ripley & Darmanin No 3 refers.

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Code: 69994

The Essex Yeomanry Officer's OSD Bronze Collar Badge - Gaunt Tablet

Die Cast in Bronze with two original D shaped loops and maker's tablet JR Gaunt / London to reverse of King's crown. This pattern was sealed in 1906, but the bronze OSD issues did not appear until post 1908. It is 33mm tall and 22mm wide. The motto is 'Audacter Et Sincere' ('Boldly and Truly').

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Code: 69992

The Essex Yeomanry - Three Different Patterns of Shoulder Title

Three different patterns being sold here as a single lot, all with two original loops to the reverse and in very good condition. Small Brass at 22mm wide and 10mm tall (smaller than Westlake's 350 according to Wood), larger Anodised at 27mm wide and 14mm tall and larger still in Brass at 29mm wide and 17mm tall. The small one and AA version are particularly rare.

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Code: 69991

Georgian / Napoleonic Bocking & Braintree (Essex) Loyal Volunteers (Essex) Officer's Silver Plated Tunic Coatee Button

Circa 21.5mm in diameter, blank reverse, mould line, original fixed shank. Silver plate slightly tarnished otherwise in excellent condition. Worn in the second period of the volunteer movement (1803 - 1808). " B 7 B" Cypher within a Georgian crowned strap "Loyal Volunteers". Rare.

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Code: 69536