Royal presentation set of painted buttons

Included among a fine selection of Scottish silver and vertu at the sale conducted by Sotheby’s at the Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland on August 29 was this remarkable royal presentation set of buttons painted with shooting, fishing and hunting scenes.

The 12 large and six small buttons are housed within a rectangular box decorated with the Prince Alb…

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