{"product_id":"ww2-r-a-f-sweetheart-brooches-4-items","title":"WW2 R.A.F Sweetheart brooches, 4 items","description":"\u003cp\u003e4 different items;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA nice little Royal Air Force group of four, being sold together as one lot. Three sweetheart brooches from the Second World War era, all with the King's crown (pre-1953), together with a hand-made white metal Spitfire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Gilt RAF pilot's wings sweetheart. Gilding metal, finely detailed feathering to the wings with the RAF monogram beneath the King's crown. Brooch pin fixing to the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Red, white and blue RAF wings sweetheart. An early plastic example in patriotic colours, with the RAF monogram picked out in gilt on a blue centre under the King's crown. Brass brooch pin plate secured to the reverse with two screws. Note: small chip to the very end of the right-hand wing tip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Gilt and enamel RAF eagle sweetheart. Gilding metal, the RAF eagle in flight within a black enamel ring bearing the motto Per Ardua ad Astra, surmounted by the King's crown with red enamel. Brooch pin fixing to the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Hand-made white metal Spitfire. A very well made piece, cut, shaped and filed from a single piece of white metal. The elliptical wings and rounded tailplane make it unmistakably a Spitfire. Almost certainly the work of a skilled hand, possibly made in a workshop or as an apprentice piece. A lovely, individual item.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSweethearts like these were worn by wives, mothers and girlfriends to show a loved one was serving with the RAF.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54261976039752,"sku":"10246","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-2737.heic?v=1791555236","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/ww2-r-a-f-sweetheart-brooches-4-items","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}