Antique WW1 RECRUITING BANDS 1915 Brooch tiara with flat band and cut-down

with flat band and cut-down pie crust settings

It's unusual so see one of these as a locket

protective and comforting

The goldwork is exceptional

18 modern Brilliant cut Diamonds - 0

Antique WW1 RECRUITING BANDS 1915 Brooch tiara with flat band and cut-downDATE: 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