1st (Royal) Dragoons, 1911 Hallmarked Silver, Antique Regimental Sweetheart Brooch.

A rare '1st Royal Dragoons' hollow silver sweetheart brooch, the Eagle resting on '105' plinth with title scroll below, mounted upon a sabre, the reverse bearing Birmingham silver hallmarks for 1911. Very good condition, retaining original pin fittings.
Width 47mm.
Height 26mm.

The eagle is borne by the Regiment to commemorate the capture of the French standard of the 105th Regiment of the Line at Waterloo by Captain Clark (later Lieutenant General Sir Alexander Kennedy Clarke-Kennedy) and Corporal Styles.