East India Company, an unusual officer’s button of non regimental pattern.

The 20mm officer’s gilt button has the backmark FIRMIN & SONS, 153 STRAND LONDON and has the design of the lion crest of the Honorable East India Company within an oval garter surrounded by a wreath. Much of the original gilt finish remains. As there are no regimental marks our assumption is that this is probably a staff design although we have not seen an ill…