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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Aureliel, post: 315212, member: 3623&quot;]Hello all, I have come to you once again with a bit of a mystery I would love to solve and am turning to your expertise here on this board in the hopes of finding out more! I really hope perhaps you can help shed some light on this brooch I have just bought. I have googled and googled and cannot seem to find anything similar enough to it to tell me more, but I may be googling the completely wrong terms of course.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s an unmarked gold brooch which I have tested and came up as 9ct gold. The pin and clasp on the back tell me it&#039;s older and possibly antique, but I&#039;m not sure how old. So far so good I suppose. Here&#039;s where it gets puzzling - for me anyway. It has a glass front similar to an antique mourning brooch, but instead of hair beneath it, it has a silver picture inset. The silver part is loose and moves about when you shake the brooch; behind it is what looks like old black fabric. I have seen brooches that have monograms loose inside them but have not seen a picture in them like this before.</p><p><br /></p><p>The picture itself puzzled me at first too but up close you can tell it&#039;s a whole bunch of battle / war-related items piled together - there&#039;s a halberd axe, a rifle (or musket), two crossed pikes (I think), a drum, a cannon, a flag or banner and a trumpet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know what the meaning of this brooch may be? Could it be some kind of memorial brooch and what is this style of brooch with a picture inside called? Any ideas on how old it may be? Thank you very much for any insight you may be able to offer - it is much appreciated!</p><p><br /></p><p>ETA: it measures approximately 1&quot; across.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]104531[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]104532[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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