Bidspirit auction | An assortment of five miscellaneous

An assortment of five miscellaneous British uniform buttons, representing military, police, commercial shipping, and fraternal organisations. The collection includes a brass tunic button for Freemasonry featuring the square and compasses within a rope-twist border, with a backstamp for J.R. Gaunt and Son Ltd, London. A commercial shipping button for the Cunard Line depicts a naval crown positioned above a three-masted sailing ship, with a backstamp for Gaunt, London. A British Merchant Navy button features a fouled anchor beneath a Tudor crown set within a circular frame with a rose at the base, with a backstamp for Miller, Rayner and Haysom Ltd. The military example is a British Army General Service button featuring the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom under a Tudor crown, with a backstamp for J.R. Gaunt and Son Ltd, London. The final item is a silver-toned West Riding Constabulary police button featuring a central Yorkshire rose, with a backstamp for William Dowler and Sons, Birmingham.