Friendly Society, Freemasonry - a collection of silver gilt ...

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Friendly Society, Freemasonry - a collection of silver gilt and enamel Masonic medals and pin badges, 1907-1912, to include: Medal by Spencer & Co., London (Birmingham 1909) Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution (RMBI) Festival 1910 steward’s medal, maroon ribbon, bearing enamel shield of County of Essex, pin back, 8.3cm 12.7g in box of issue; Medal RMBI 1912 by George Kenning & Son (London 1911) arms of Guildford, plain suspense & pin back 8cm 18.3g in associated case; Medal RMBI by George Weeden & Co. London, (London 1906) arms of Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Halsey, PC MP DL (1839-1927) impaling those of his wife Mary Julia Wells, red ribbon with central blue stripe, Steward Feby/1907 in enamel on suspense, pin back 410cm, 18.4g, *Sir Thomas was Conservative MP Herts 1874-1906 and was Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England, Provincial GM for Herts and held numerous other freemasonic appointments; created baronet 1920, Medal RMBI 1907 by Henry Thomas Lamb & Co (HTL London 1907) coat of arms of Sir Augustus Webster of Copthall, Essex 7th Bt. pin back with maroon ribbon and gilt metal suspense 9cm 24.7g, *Sir Augustus Webster, 8th Bt (1864-1923) was seated at Battle Abbey and succeeded his father in 1886. His freemasonic connections are not known; Medal RMBI steward’s 1911 by George Weeden (London 1910) coat of arms of the David/Davie family, maroon ribbon suspense with enamel: Steward/Coronation/year, 9.3cm, 13.1g; Medal Royal Masonic Institution for Boys, by George Spencer & Co of London (Birmingham 1910) earl’s coronet over arms of the Earl of Radnor, ‘steward’ to ribbon suspense enamelled Coronation Year above the arms of Aske, pin back 9cm, 18.6g, * Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor CIE, CBE (1868-1939 was MP (Con) Wilton 1892-1900 when he succeeded to the earldom; served WW1 Col. (later Brigadier) 4th Bn. Wiltshire Regt. Chairman Royal Commission on the Care for the Feeble Minded, later Director of Agricultural Production 1918-1919, Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire 1925-1930. His Freemasonic connections are unclear; Medal Royal Masonic Institute for Girls 1911 by George Weeden (London 1910) bearing the earls coronet and arms of Edmond, 7th Earl of Orkney, white ribbon with blue stripe, steward/Coronation/Year enamelled on suspense 9cm, 12.7gross, *Edmond FitzMaurice, 7th Earl of Orkney (of the 3rd [1696] creation) JP DL (1867-1951) succeeded in 1889 and was Col. 3rd Oxfordshire Light Infantry in WW1; he was famous for having married in 1892 Connie Gilchrist, ‘The original Gaiety Girl’. His freemasonic connections are not known; Badge, pin backed, by Spencer & Co. (Birmingham 1909) bearing an earl’s coronet ensigning the arms of the Earl of Euston within a collar of acanthus, ‘Mark Benev[o]l[ent] Fund 1910’ 4.5cm dia.,12.9g, *Henry FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (1846-1912) JP DL was the eldest son and heir of 7th Duke of Grafton, who outlived him. He was Col. Cmdt. 1st Vol. Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment later Hon. Col. 5th Bn. His freemasonic connections are not known; Badge, pin backed, by Spencer & Co. (Birmingham 1908) consisting of a nailhead and rayonné 16 point gilt star bearing the arms of Curry, on the garter ‘Mark Benevolent Fund 1909’ 4.5cm dia., 18.4g; Badge, pin backed by Spencer (Birmingham 1910) 14 point star of acanthus and fleurs-de-lys, arms of Heneage, on garter ‘Mark Benevolent Fund 1911’4cm dia, 19.8g; Badge, silver gilt and enamel ribbon 1911 on blue enamel Spencer London (Birmingham 1911) 4.5cm long, 2.7g; Also 27.5 x 33cm card seating plan and name index for the installation banquet, Eleanor Cross Lodge, Northampton held 14th October 1910, a Masonic apron in white chamois leather edged green watered silk, gilt tassellage, some of these medals/badges bear arms associated with Northamptonshire, eg Lord Orkney and the Heneages (collection)

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