Antique WW1 RECRUITING BANDS 1915 Brooch tiara protective and comforting

protective and comforting

18 modern Brilliant cut Diamonds - 0

some light wear to the enamel commensurate with age and use - please see images

The goldwork is exceptional

The 18k gold band creates a pleasing contrast with the platinum - the style is influenced by jewellery of the early 20th Century

Antique WW1 RECRUITING BANDS 1915 Brooch tiara protective and comfortingDATE: WW1, c. 1915 A superb, and highly unusual, antique brooch that would have been presented to a member of one of the British Army's Recruitment Bands presumably for service in 1915. The letters are set with rose cut diamonds, and the date with rubies. Modelled in 9k gold with silver settings. Recruiting Bands were employed by army recruitment agencies of many nations throughout the 19th and into the 20th Century. Typically they would have been