London, UK. 24 March 2017. A staff member is seated in a gallery containing items on display. On the wall behind her are Scottish basket-hilted broadswords, said to be that carried by Alexander, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (Est. GBP1,200-1,500). The inscription near the hilt reads "Prosperity to SchotLand and no union". "A Portrait of Alexander, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo" by Alexis-Simon Belle (Est. GBP15-20k) is seen in the centre. Preview at Sotheby's New Bond Street of property from two great Scottish families, the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian, which will be auct
London, UK. 24 March 2017. A staff member is seated in a gallery containing items on display. On the wall behind her are Scottish basket-hilted broadswords, said to be that carried by Alexander, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (Est. GBP1,200-1,500). The inscription near the hilt reads "Prosperity to SchotLand and no union". "A Portrait of Alexander, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo" by Alexis-Simon Belle (Est. GBP15-20k) is seen in the centre. Preview at Sotheby's New Bond Street of property from two great Scottish families, the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian, which will be auctioned in London on 28 March. Credit: Stephen Chung / Alamy Live News
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