A beautiful Art Deco Royal Fusillers diamond sweetheart brooch.
 
The brooch, designed as a flamed grenade is set with diamonds onto a white gold bar.  The brooch is finely made with a fitting to the reverse to attach the regiments' colours behind the grenade. The brooch has a handmade safety catch to the reverse keeping it safe when worn.
 
The design represents the collar flash which is generally emroidered as a badge to be worn on an officers' dress uniform.
 
Sweetheart brooches have been popular since the early 20th century and were given to wives, mothers and girlfriends by servicemen as mementos and reminders of the absent loved one. They were worn to show pride in having a sweetheart who was serving his country.
 
They were made for every budget from base metal and enamel to diamond set platinum and designs were made for every aspect of the military. 
 
Era Art Deco: 1925 - 1940
Measurements: Brooch 5cm in length.
Royal Artillery grenade 1.3cm at widest point, 1.7cm in length.
Total diamond weight estimated 0.50 carats
Brooch 4.1 grams in weight.
Hallmarks: Bar stamped 18CT & PT