This is a District Deputy Jewel. This means that this jewel can be worn by a brother after he has served as the Deputy to the Grand Master for his district. This is considered a great honor.
It shares the same title bar as this jewel, but is completely unmarked. Well mostly....
The only marking is this awkward engraving, "Grand Lodge Okla 7". I would be embarrassed to turn out something like this. Lodge is cut off. If it was spaced slightly lower the whole word would fit, and they could have added an "of" and maybe spelled out "Oklahoma" or even had room for "Dist." or "District".
It is handsome from the front. I am unsure of the alloy of the medallion. It is not sterling as it would then match the title bar, which is sterling. The engraving goes into it, and was obviously added after production, and the metal is the same the whole way through.
This jewel is 2.75" by 1.5" and weighs 10 grams. It is sterling and an unknown alloy.
relative amount I paid for this - low
As of 2/9/14 the ?/silver scrap value works out to about $___?
However, none of these are for sale.
Hi.
ReplyDeleteFyi... Guilloche is "engined turned enamel", not textured metal with a clear coating of enamel, and this piece is not cloisonne at all. Also, the back is not "engraved". It is stamped. I own one of these. Exactly the same. The medal and bar both test positive for sterling silver.
I know the post is old, but it's still relevant. Your efforts are appreciated, but my advice would be to research a little before you write about things you are unaware of.