Jewellery
This liver bird brooch shown far right, hallmarked for 1943, appears to have been commissioned as a bespoke order for Margaret Hall, the daughter of a lord mayor of Liverpool who, from 1935-6, was herself the lady mayoress of the city.
During wartime, she commissioned the brooch from Birmingham jeweller Alabaster & Wilson. In keeping with restrictions placed on jewellers during the period, the piece was made in bi-colour 9ct gold.