Victorian Soldiers Abstinence Medal rolex French double owl import marks

French double owl import marks

The head is set with a rectangular onyx panel

and the flanking stones in tapered mounts - clean and bright diamonds with excellent flash and fire on account of the small tables and large pavilion facets

A gorgeous antique target brooch dating from the Art Deco period

graduated from the centre

Victorian Soldiers Abstinence Medal rolex French double owl import marksDATE: Victorian, c. 1886 All the way back to August in 1836, the first abstinence medals were awarded to soldiers who kept a pledge to abstain from drinking. Despite thousands of these medals being issued during the Victorian and Edwardian eras, these medals are quite hard to find. The consumption of alcohol was routine across British society, and this was partly due to its accessibility in a time before more firm licensing laws and of course as a