14th Aug, 2013 10:00 GMT/BST

Militaria & Ethnographica

 
Lot 85
 

85

A Display of Nineteen Canadian Regimental Sweetheart Brooches, in brass and enamel, comprising...

A Display of Nineteen Canadian Regimental Sweetheart Brooches, in brass and enamel, comprising 4th Canadian Infantry Bn (Central Ontario), 47th Can Inf Bn (New Westminster, British Columbia), 56th Can Inf Bn (Calgary, Alberta), 94th Can Inf Bn (Port Arthur), 104th Can Inf Bn (Sussex, New Brunswick), 133rd Can Inf Bn (Simcoe, Ontario) Norfolk's Own, 158th Can Inf Bn (Vancouver, British Columbia) X 2, 197th Can Inf Bn (Winnipeg, Manitoba) Vikings of Canada, and ten Maple leaf designs, mounted on card

Sold for £200
Estimated at £150 - £250


 

Three of the brooches are missing their pins, but the mounts are intact. They are 47th and two of the Maple leaf designs:- end right, second row from bottom; and second from left, bottom row. The remaining sixteen brooches are complete with pins and hooks

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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 14th Aug, 2013

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