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Lot 844: Two Toye, Kenning & Spencer Sterling Silver Gilt and Enamel Masonic Jewels

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Start price: £10

Estimated price: £40 - £60

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Two Masonic regalia jewels manufactured by Toye, Kenning & Spencer of London. The first item is a circular Provincial Grand Lodge jewel for the Province of Dorset. Constructed from sterling silver gilt, it features a blue guilloche enamel centre overlaid with silver-toned crossed staffs and a crown, signifying the office of Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies. The outer gilt border is embossed with the word DORSET. The reverse is struck with the maker’s name TOYE KENNING & SPENCER LONDON and the initials TK&S. It also bears a full set of British hallmarks for Birmingham, including the lion passant for sterling silver and the date letter n for 1962. The second item is a triangular Rose Croix 18th degree jewel. The gilt metal frame features a rayed background behind a central red enamel cross and a silver-toned relief of a pelican in her piety. This jewel is suspended from a hinged gilt crown with a suspension ring.