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15ct Yellow Gold Enamel and Seed Pearl Royal Navy Sweetheart Bar Brooch

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A fine quality pre 1931 'Royal Navy and Merchant Services nautical crown brooch' with well defined sails, detailed enamel decoration and seed pearls. The decorative 'nautical crown' is applied to a slender bar which retains all original fittings including a hinged safety lever. The 'nautical crown' ...Read more
AUD $ 325.00

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A fine quality pre 1931 'Royal Navy and Merchant Services nautical crown brooch' with well defined sails, detailed enamel decoration and seed pearls. The decorative 'nautical crown' is applied to a slender bar which retains all original fittings including a hinged safety lever. The 'nautical crown' has been re-applied to bar with lead solder – used as it melts at a low temperature, not causing the enamel to crack. This highly collectible 15ct yellow gold sweetheart brooch is unique and has beautiful enamel decoration, a great little addition to any sweetheart collection!


 

Interesting fact:

Sweetheart Jewellery

The tradition of sending mementos home to loved ones from the war front begun during World War 1 and intensified during World War 11. These young servicemen initiated the tradition of sending “sweetheart” jewellery back home to their girlfriends, wives, sisters and mothers. The women who received these jewellery pieces wore them with pride. It let them feel connected to their loved ones on the other side of the world and also show their patriotism. Some “sweetheart” jewellery was handcrafted in the trenches, but much of it was machine-made and sold to US soldiers, who then sent it back home.