Help with Graham Kilts, sporran and silver dress buttons

[Hugh Anstruther Rance]

Thanks, indeed the idea is to keep the kilts in the family and my uncle wants to buy them from me. However, unfortunately so far no one has been able to give me any idea of the value for such a hand made pleated Victorian or Edwardian kilt, the sporran of similar period or for the earlier great kilt, so I am still in the dark! Suggestions are still welcome.

[Phil]

Thanks, indeed the idea is to keep the kilts in the family and my uncle wants to buy them from me. However, unfortunately so far no one has been able to give me any idea of the value for such a hand made pleated Victorian or Edwardian kilt, the sporran of similar period or for the earlier great kilt, so I am still in the dark! Suggestions are still welcome.

Sorry. These are just rough estimates going by similar items I have seen at past auctions and you really want to have them properly assessed by an expert (which I am not). The kilt probably £100-£120, but could well be less as it will probably need alteration costing about £100. The buttons are most probably silver but if not hallmarked would have to be described as white metal so £60 - £80 but possibly more to a button collector especially as they are a cased set. The sporan looks to only have a pewter cantle but these long-haired ones are fetching better prices nowadays and I would say £80 -£100, and probably more for silver mountings and a well known maker (if known).