Antique WW1 RECRUITING BANDS 1915 Brooch jade and remains in great condition

and remains in great condition

including a cross

It's a one-of-a-kind antique

and remains in the original fitted presentation box

Chinese gold marks

Antique WW1 RECRUITING BANDS 1915 Brooch jade and remains in great conditionDATE: 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