Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 37 25 Sep 2019
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Fraternal Society: The Ancient Noble Order of the Gormogons, member's oval silver jewel, draped bust of Chinaman with high head-dress, + C Q KY PO OECUM VOLG ORD GORMOGO - AN REG XXXIX, rev. sun in its splendour, + UNIVERSUS SPLENDOR UNIVERSA BENEVOLENTIA AN INST 8799, 74.5 x 42mm. (MG.1039; Withers 1793), integral dragon suspender, toned extremely fine, very rare
The Gormogon Society was established in 1724, as a small Jacobite club with the same religious and political views as the Old Pretender. More likely it was established in opposition to Freemasonry. It claimed great antiquity and that it was started in China 'thousands of years before Adam' by the first Emperor who they claimed to be Chin-Qua Ky-Po and duly placed him on the medal's obverse (cf. G. L. Shakles, The Medals of British Freemasonary, Hamburg, 1901, No. 34, pl IV; The Rev. H. Poole, A Catalogue of Masonic Medals, Worcester, 1939, No. 195, pl. I)
(300-500 GBP)
The Gormogon Society was established in 1724, as a small Jacobite club with the same religious and political views as the Old Pretender. More likely it was established in opposition to Freemasonry. It claimed great antiquity and that it was started in China 'thousands of years before Adam' by the first Emperor who they claimed to be Chin-Qua Ky-Po and duly placed him on the medal's obverse (cf. G. L. Shakles, The Medals of British Freemasonary, Hamburg, 1901, No. 34, pl IV; The Rev. H. Poole, A Catalogue of Masonic Medals, Worcester, 1939, No. 195, pl. I)
(300-500 GBP)