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Auction 74 12-13 Apr 2023
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Freemasonary: Turkey, a gilt-silver Provincial or District Grand Officer's jewel, circular with applied plumb rule, the border with raised wreath and, above, TURKEY, 77.5mm., extremely fine
It was Lord Zetland, as Grand Master, who ordered the foundation of the District Grand Lodge of Turkey (English Constitution), in Istanbul with, as the first Provincial Grand Master, Sir Henry Bulwer, the British Ambassador. The consecration ceremony took place on 24 June 1862, in the Embassy. The first Sovereign Commander of the Scottish Rite in Turkey, in 1864, was Prince Abdülhalim Pasha [Halim Pasha], brother of the Khedive of Egypt. The dormant Supreme Council of Turkey was revived in 1909.
Estimate: 100 - 150 GBP
It was Lord Zetland, as Grand Master, who ordered the foundation of the District Grand Lodge of Turkey (English Constitution), in Istanbul with, as the first Provincial Grand Master, Sir Henry Bulwer, the British Ambassador. The consecration ceremony took place on 24 June 1862, in the Embassy. The first Sovereign Commander of the Scottish Rite in Turkey, in 1864, was Prince Abdülhalim Pasha [Halim Pasha], brother of the Khedive of Egypt. The dormant Supreme Council of Turkey was revived in 1909.
Estimate: 100 - 150 GBP