Lot #440A - An Australian Cedar Framed Masonic Memorial Board In Honour Of Major Percival Richard Comins (D. November 30, 1915)
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Auction House:Leonard Joel
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Sale Name:Classic Furniture, Objects and Design Auction
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Sale Date:20 Nov 2011 ~ 12noon
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Lot #:440A
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Lot Description:An Australian Cedar Framed Masonic Memorial Board In Honour Of Major Percival Richard Comins (D. November 30, 1915)
Circa 1915-20. Converted to a mirror, the tabernacle-style frame with a moulded break-front cornice incised with anthemia and mounted with a carved and pierced trailing foliate crest centred by an armorial shield painted with the Union Flag, the bevelled plate flanked by half-round columns with Aeolic capitals above a moulded base, with various gilt on black ground painted inscriptions above and below the plate: CITIZENS MARINE 5 LODGE (on a small tablet)/Our Late/R[ight] W[orshipful] Bro[ther] Major P.R. COMINS/P.S.G.W./DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE/AT LEMNOS, 30-11-15./FOR KING AND EMPIRE (followed with a Masonic device), 98 x 109 x 15cm -
Estimate:A$600 - 800
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Realised Price:
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Category:Memorabilia
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