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Noble and Noteworthy

Sun, Sep 21, 2025 02:00PM EDT
  2025-09-21 14:00:00 2025-09-21 14:00:00 America/New_York Fine Estate Fine Estate : Noble and Noteworthy https://auctions.finesf.com/auctions/fine-estate-inc/noble-and-noteworthy-20512
Sunday September 21, 2025 at 11 am PST (Auction Start) Preview Times: Fri 9/19, 1-7 pm | Sat 9/20, 11 am-4 pm | Sun 9/21 10-11 am. On offer will be an extraordinary array of items spanning centuries of artistry and design—Victorian, Deco, MCM, and Antiques. Additional Highlights: Tiffany Flowering Water Lily lamp, Chuang Che’s Composition #17, Mount Tamalpais Painting by John Marshall Gamble, Patek Philippe 18k Annual Calendar Wristwatch, Jewelry by Cartier, Gübelin and Van Cleef & Arpels, Other Art, Baccarat and Murano, furnishings and Asian Arts.
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Lot 232

A Victorian Presentation Plateau, of Masonic Interest

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Starting Bid
$1,000

Bid Increments

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$2,000 $250
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$20,000 $2,500
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$500,000 $50,000
A Victorian Presentation Plateau, of Masonic Interest
The mirrored plateau within a bead banding and stepped silver plate support of lozenge and entrelac banding ending on Sphinx form supports.
The side Incised with the Masonic symbols Compass and square inclosing G, and a Phoenix on a nest of flames,
and a plaque inscribed;
From the Members of the Masonic Lodge CLXV
to James Girdwood PGRC
Worshipful Master from June to Dec. 1855& from Dec. 1858 to June 1860
BELFAST 24th JUNE 1860

4in (10cm( h. plateau 17in (43cm) d. base 22in (56cm) d.

James Girdwood was a Patron the The Royal Hospital, Belfast and a bronze bust remains in the hospital.

Condition

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