Verdigris Sash

I recently read a book called The Vesuvius Club by Mark Gatiss. He is one of the members of The League Of Gentlemen, and he also wrote an episode of the new Doctor Who.

Anyway, the book is billed as 'A Lucifer Box novel' so I assume he intends to write more books with the character Lucifer Box. Some of the other characters in the book have even better names - Bella Pok, Mrs. Midsomer Knight, Kitty Backlash for example - and the main character is a portrait painter who is also a government spy/assassin. Basically he is a sort of Edwardian James Bond, but with with more buggery than 007 would have put up with.

Early in the book it turns out that the British man in Italy has been killed, but before he died he sent a cryptic telegram, which just read: VERDIGRIS SASH. MOST URGENT. DETAILS FOLLOW.

Straight away I thought that Verdigris Sash would make a great name for a band. I won't explain what it means, that would just spoil the plot, but it turns out to be a good, slightly camp, ripping yarn which is well worth a read, illustrated by some Aubrey Beardsley-esque pen and ink drawings.

Here is a little taster of the end of chapter two:

Once back out into the humid night, I made my way towards Downing Street. I bade the bobby on duty outside Number Ten a cheery 'goodnight' then let myself into Number Nine.
I know, ostentatious isn't it? But somebody has to live there.

I don't know what sort of music Verdigris Sash would play, but I fancy they would have very English lyrics with a hint of whimsy to them.