WW1 Dinna Forget Britain & France Pendant gypsy rings A WW1 era 'Trench Art'

A WW1 era 'Trench Art' signet ring crafted from the aluminium nose cone of a German artillery shell

is a stock character of pantomime and commedia dell'arte whose origins are in the late seventeenth-century Italian troupe of players performing in Paris and known as the Comédie-Italienne

it would have originally been worn on the end of a pocket watch chain

Chester 1905

Ruby & Turquoise

WW1 Dinna Forget Britain & France Pendant gypsy rings A WW1 era 'Trench Art'DATE: WW1, c. 1918 A cool antique pendant commemorating the WW1 alliance between France and Britain, with enamelled crossed flags above a banner with the words "Dinna Forget" (Scots for Do Not Forget). It's crafted in sterling silver with a mother of pearl background. STONES Mother of Pearl MEASUREMENTS 2. 1 x 1. 8cm WEIGHT 2. 0g MARKS No marks present, tests as sterling silver CONDITION Very good, light wear commensurate with age