Thanks Macmillan of Rathdown for taking the time to give me some feedback on the family items.

I just posted a response from a friend re the breeches which is interesting. Life gets more complicated with breeches, kilts are a much more straightforward business! It looks like we may send all the items to Lyon and Turnbull in Edinburgh for a proper valuation. I don't know yet what that will cost but hopefully the items are worth enough to justify doing that. Depending on how old the gold ring is and with the Lord Lynedoch provenance for this, the silk dress breeches and his correspondence with Lord Melbourne, it may be worthwhile.

Best wishes,

Hugh