THIS ITEM IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE. THE PIN IS STRAIGHT AND THE 2 PRONGS OPEN ALLOWING THE MEDAL RIBBON TO BE INSERTED. IT HAS NOT BEEN CLEANED SO THE SILVER IS TARNISHED. IT WAS MADE BY THE LONDON COMPANY OF HUNT AND ROSKELL. IT IS MARKED "HUNT * ROSKELL" WITH A STAR BETWEEN THE TWO WORDS. THE COMPANY USED THIS NAME FROM 1843 - 1889. THE COMPANY WAS ISSUED WITH A ROYAL WARRANT PRIOR TO THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851. THE COMPANY ENGRAVED MEDALS FOR THE CRIMEA WAR. THERE ARE NO HALL MARKS ON THIS EXAMPLE, ONLY THE MAKERS MARK. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE BROOCH WAS MADE OF SILVER WITH A GOLD PIN. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS BROOCH WOULD APPEAR TO BE SIMILAR. TO THIS.

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