Large Victorian Gold Masonic Orb Pendant vauxhall glass "love is blind

"love is blind

And those little hoops at the top: designed to clip on to your wig (

and the astrological symbol for Venus

Dating from the 1940s

It’s carved from ox bone

Large Victorian Gold Masonic Orb Pendant vauxhall glass "love is blindDATE: Victorian c. 1890 A cool antique Masonic Orb pendant modelled in 9k gold with six blackened silver pyramids inside. The frame holding the ball in place has individually hinged arms a clue to its age with the more recent examples feature a rigid "cage" holding the ball together. These unusual pieces would have been used as a nondescript pocket watch fob, hiding the masonic symbolism from sight (however another mason would presumably instantly