Decorative bell - United Kingdom

Masonic Hand Bell

A Masonic bell is used in lodges primarily to mark specific times or hours during rituals and ceremonies, particularly in theThird Degree.
It acts as a tool for precision and solemnity, sometimes used to signify the hour of a specific, symbolic event. While technically anachronistic for the building of Solomon's Temple, it functions as a, symbolic, method of time notation.
*It is commonly used in Third Degree ceremonies, notably to denote the hours in the allegory of the Hiramic Legend.

""A notable example is the bell from the 19th-century barge Masonic, which was recovered from the North Sea and returned to the Brightlingsea Museum in 2025 as a piece of maritime history""


**Objects:**
All the objects included in this auction originate from my family’s private used collection, which has been passed down through generations of true Masons.

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