Livery Button Sets, eight early, unmarked silver buttons (18mm diam.) to the Yarborough family with Back Mark: ‘IOHN WILLIAMS’ (John Williams, London Silversmith 1791-1800). Five large silver plated buttons (25.4mm) to Earl Fitzwilliam, BMs: ‘BIDDELL, DRURY LANE’ and ‘I. ROGERS & SON, SHEFFIELD’ and ‘FIRMIN & SONS LTD’, plus one small. Nineteen large silver plated buttons to Percy, Duke of Northumberland with BMs: ‘FIRMIN & SONS Ld.’ and ‘R.E. HAYWARD, 50 LONG ACRE, LONDON’. Twelve wreath on crossed lances silver plated buttons with BM: ‘Best Quality. M.S. & J.D.’ (M. Smith and John Dolan of Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, were in partnership in the 1820-30s). (45 items)