Victorian Masonic Star Orb Pendant rings and flanked by hand carved

and flanked by hand carved scroll and foilate motifs

and displaying asterism when moved around under light

a blue sapphire

To the sailors who encountered her she would always pose the same question: "Is Alexander the king alive

and they are quite simply magnificent

Victorian Masonic Star Orb Pendant rings and flanked by hand carvedDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A particularly cool Masonic Orb pendant dating from the latter half of the 19th Century. It's the less common star variant of the style, opening at the top into segments; each face is embellished with a different masonic symbol, including a crescent moon, a skull, a Star of David, square and compasses, a sun, a lighthouse (actually two), &c. Modelled in 9k gold with silver innards. These distinctive pieces would have been used