A Worshipful Master’s jewel from the Mark Master Mason degree, awarded for the year of office 1952–53. (48.85 x 47.92 mm, 23.68 g).
Suspension Bar
Ornate gilt top bar with blue enamel text:
“W.M. 1952–53”
Below it, a similarly styled bar reading:
“NEATH LODGE M.M.M. No. 1125”
Ribbon
Traditional MMM colours: maroon and pale blue vertical stripes.
Original pin and fittings intact.
Main Jewel
A large, finely cast gilt Mark Master's Square, decorated with scrolling foliage.
Suspended from this is the Keystone, the central emblem of the Mark degree.
Keystone
Constructed in peach-coloured celluloid/resin (typical of mid-20th century MMM jewels).
Obverse: K S H T W S T, the traditional Mark cipher.
Reverse: Triangle-within-circle symbol and Hebrew characters.
Reverse Inscriptions
Engraved on the back of the square:
“Presented to W. BRO. R. S. WILLIAMS, P.M. Neath Mark Lodge
1125, 27/6/53.”
Hallmarks (F&S) appear near the lower bar.
NOTES & CONTEXT
This is a classic post-war British Mark Master Mason WM jewel, reflecting the style used by many Welsh lodges in the 1940s–60s. Neath Lodge No. 1125 is part of the Province of South Wales.
Such pieces with clear inscriptions and intact keystone tend to be desirable to collectors.
Watch:
Starting price:
CHF 70
CHF
B.P.: 19.00%
Closing on: 2026-02-08 16:00:00 Roma time