London, UK. 24 March 2017. A technician examines a Scottish basket-hilted broadsword, 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". 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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