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Lot # 297
Primrose League – Multi-Clasp “Special Service / Delegate” Badge Group, 1909–1921 (102.46 x 40.20 mm). Maker: not visible from the provided photo (often found stamped to reverse on comparable Primrose League badges). Gilt metal with coloured enamels, mounted with its original ribbon backing; in a burgundy leather fitted case by J. Bragg, Birmingham & London (as supplied). A striking and unusually extensive Primrose League badge group, built up with multiple year clasps for Special Service and Delegate duties spanning the Edwardian period through the immediate post–WWI years. The piece is dominated by a tall stack of enamel bars, including SPECIAL SERVICE 1909, SPECIAL SERVICE 1910 (crowned top bar with primrose sprays), SPECIAL SERVICE 1911, P DELEGATE 1912, SPECIAL SERVICE 1919, SPECIAL SERVICE 1920, P DELEGATE 1920, and an additional bar present behind/within the stack (partially obscured in the image, likely a later year). Suspended below is the Primrose League badge device: a gilt quatrefoil/lozenge form with rich maroon enamel panels and a prominent primrose flower at centre. At the base is the League motto scroll: IMPERIUM ET LIBERTAY (“Empire and Liberty”). Reverse: The reverse shows the original composite construction with multiple brooch fittings (one for each clasp section) and the stitched ribbon backing, consistent with an assembled, worn service group. Condition: Good. Enamel generally strong across the bars; the central primrose flower shows age spotting/soiling; gilt with surface wear; reverse fittings intact. Case with expected age wear.
Watch:
Starting price: CHF 120
CHF
B.P.: 19.00%
Closing on: 2026-02-08 16:00:00 Roma time