WW1 Paste Gemstone Touch Wud Charm masonic 3cm (height by width)

3cm (height by width)

5cm in length

Sardonyx – 11

A superb antique round brooch

some light wear commensurate with age and use including some minor chips and facet edge wear to the table of the aquamarines

WW1 Paste Gemstone Touch Wud Charm masonic 3cm (height by width)DATE: WW1, c. 1915 A rare original First World War period 'Touch Wud' good luck charm in the form of character 'John Bull', complete with a top hat, arms and legs, with two white paste eyes and blue, pink and white buttons. These charms were often given to soldiers when leaving for war. The back of the charm features a portrait but who could possibly be? An army general? The king? Crafted in silver throughout, circa 1915. STONES Paste Gemstones