Bone beakers

These are two bone beakers from the 18th century that are being sold at John Nicholson aucitoneers in Surrey on December 16.

The catalogue description reads: "...depicting symbols, motifs, buildings and inscriptions, with George III silver mounts. 4.5ins & 4ins high."

The estimate is between £500 and £1,000.

Masonic Money for Air Ambulance

From the Evening News, Norwich...

The East Anglian Air Ambulance has been given a grant of £4,000 by the Freemasons.
The Norfolk Province of Freemasons has presented the money from its national charity, the Freemasons' Grand Charity. The donation will contribute to the annual cost of maintaining and operating Anglia One, the air ambulance serving Norfolk and Suffolk, and Anglia Two, which serves Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
The donation forms part of a total of £500,000 given by the charity to air ambulances across England and Wales during the past three years.
Provincial grand master John Rushmer said: "Norfolk Freemasons and the grand charity are delighted to once again support the East Anglian Air Ambulance and thank the dedicated staff in the air and on the ground for the work they do."
Simon Gray, chief executive of the East Anglian Air Ambulance, said: "We're all delighted and grateful that the Freemasons' Grand Charity is continuing to so generously support the operation of the air ambulance service in our region."

Whiteware jug

Here's a colourful whiteware masonic jug coming up for sale at Mellors and Kirk in Nottingham on December 10.

The catalogue description reads: "Finely painted in sepia with emblems and inscribed Thomas Garn 1831 flanked by pluck & dust prints painted in bright enamels of romantic scenes beneath a wide border of flowers and leaves, the handle, lip and rims picked out in brown enamel, 17.5cm h, 1831. ++ Descending crack in the rim, one or two flat surface grazes around the rim but in good overall condition, no restoration."

The estimate is between 200 and 300 pounds.