Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 37 25 Sep 2019
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Freemasonry: Grand Masters Lodge No. 1, a Georgian glazed gold members' jewel, in openwork design on royal blue glass, the-sun-in-majesty, with 12 rays, name around within Garter, GRAND MASTERS LODGE No 1, the base finial numbered '52' on reverse, 37.5mm. (cf. Poole, 81, pl. X), small suspension loop, good very fine
The jewel would probably date from around 1813 when, on 25 November, at an emergency meeting of the Grand Master's Lodge, No. 1, held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern in the Strand, Sir John Soane, in one fell swoop, was initiated as an Entered Apprentice, passed to the degree of a Fellowcraft and raised to the degree of a Master Mason. Thomas Harper, mason, silversmith and maker of many jewels, was also a member of the Lodge
The Rev. H. Poole, A Catalogue of Masonic Medals, Worcester, 1939
(300-400 GBP)
The jewel would probably date from around 1813 when, on 25 November, at an emergency meeting of the Grand Master's Lodge, No. 1, held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern in the Strand, Sir John Soane, in one fell swoop, was initiated as an Entered Apprentice, passed to the degree of a Fellowcraft and raised to the degree of a Master Mason. Thomas Harper, mason, silversmith and maker of many jewels, was also a member of the Lodge
The Rev. H. Poole, A Catalogue of Masonic Medals, Worcester, 1939
(300-400 GBP)