A Page Boys Ensemble From the Coronation of George VI Mostly Supplied by L. & H. Nathan, 12 Panton Street, London, The Shoes Supplied by Camba, London, The Sword Attributed to Wilkinson & Son, Circa 1937
the claret-coloured velvet coat and cream-coloured waistcoat each with silver plated buttons and wire trim, the buttons stamped with a baron's coronet, with lace jabot, white breeches, stockings and gloves, the black leather shoes with red heels and silver plate buckles, the sword with silver plate horse head-cast hilt enclosing the plastic grip, the blade with foliage scrolls and the cypher of George VI below the royal crown (qty) Provenance: Almost certainly worn by David Bethell, 5th Baron Westbury as page to Richard Yarde-Buller, 4th Baron Churston (1910-1991), bearer of one of the golden spurs at the coronation of George VI on 12 May 1937.
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the claret-coloured velvet coat and cream-coloured waistcoat each with silver plated buttons and wire trim, the buttons stamped with a baron's coronet, with lace jabot, white breeches, stockings and gloves, the black leather shoes with red heels and silver plate buckles, the sword with silver plate horse head-cast hilt enclosing the plastic grip, the blade with foliage scrolls and the cypher of George VI below the royal crown (qty) Provenance: Almost certainly worn by David Bethell, 5th Baron Westbury as page to Richard Yarde-Buller, 4th Baron Churston (1910-1991), bearer of one of the golden spurs at the coronation of George VI on 12 May 1937.