Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 12 November 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 12 November 2026

Catalogue

Lot 679: A Collection of British Military and Civil Service Buttons, Keys, and Identification Tag

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Start price: £10

Estimated price: £10 - £20

Buyer's Premium: 18%

An assortment of British and Commonwealth militaria and service-related items. The collection primarily comprises brass and white metal uniform buttons alongside a group of barrel and cabinet keys and a single identification tag. The buttons include multiple examples of the General Service pattern featuring the Royal Coat of Arms, a Northamptonshire Constabulary white metal button, and a Midland Railway white metal button depicting a wyvern. Also present is a British Red Cross Society enamel button or badge with a central red cross and the legend FOR SERVICE. One brass button features the Castle of Enniskillen for the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers?. The octagonal identification tag is stamped with CONGEGJ / 8005436 / EG. Reverse markings on the buttons include EXTRA SUPERIOR BRITISH MADE and F.G. WARE & CO BIRMINGHAM. One flat steel key is stamped CHENEY ENGLAND, a small brass key bears PATENT NO 481600, and a barrel key is marked BRITISH MADE.