WW1 Period French 800 Silver & Gold Fronted Arras Sweetheart Brooch

For sale is a WW1 Period French 800 Silver & Gold Fronted Arras Sweetheart Brooch. 

This brooch measures 4.3cm length x 4.5cm width and weighs 6.77 grams. 

This is in mostly good condition, the centre badge/ emblem is brass gilt and enamel, and main brooch tests as 800 silver and has gold fronted stars and the letters “Arras.”

These brooches of French cities, were often picked up as souvenirs by allied soldiers and sent home as sweetheart brooches. 

The Battle of Arras, also known as the Second Battle of Arras, was a British offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. From 9 April to 16 May 1917, British troops attacked German defences near the French city of Arras on the Western Front. The British achieved the longest advance since trench warfare had begun, surpassing the record set by the French Sixth Army on 1 July 1916 in the First day on the Somme. The British advance slowed in the next few days and the German defence recovered. The battle became a costly stalemate for both sides and by the end of the battle, the British Third Army and the First Army had suffered about 160,000 casualties and the German 6th Army about 125,000.

This will be sent via Royal Mail tracked 24 and dispatched within two working days.