Militaria

Royal Navy Officers’ Waist Belt Clasps, a very fine selection, an extremely rare early Victorian Flag rank clasp, circular gilt laurel sprays enclosing a mounted gilt QVC over a silver fouled anchor and three quarter silver laurel sprays in surround (complete with ‘D’ section); an early Victorian officer’s pattern gilt laurel sprays in high relief in the centre on a finely lined ground the QVC over a fouled anchor (’D’ section missing); an interlocking example, narrow gilt laurel sprays on the female section a QVC over a fouled anchor all on a dimpled ground on the male section (matching bench marks ‘2’); Royal Naval reserve a scarce interlocking example by Prosser Charing Cross, gilt laurels on the female section a QVC over a fouled anchor and Old English letters ‘RNR’ all on a domed and dimpled ground; a later pattern ‘standard’ QVC example and the ensuing KC pattern this lacking the ‘D’ section; an unknown interlocking example in brass laurels on the female section and an uncrowned fouled anchor on the male section, good overall condition (7) £250-350

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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