Victorian Masonic "Eye of Providence" Pendant demantoid garnet An exquisite Victorian Etruscan Revival

An exquisite Victorian Etruscan Revival 15k gold band

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The enthusiasm for Ancient Egyptian designs in the decorative arts of the 19th Century is largely attributed to Napoleon's conquest of Egypt

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Victorian Masonic "Eye of Providence" Pendant demantoid garnet An exquisite Victorian Etruscan RevivalDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 An exceptional antique Masonic pendant dating from the late 19th Century. An assortment of stone mason tools are arranged within a gold chain border, with an enamelled Eye of Providence nestled at the bottom. It's beautifully made, with detailing to both the front and back, and modelled in 14 karat gold throughout. Many intellectuals, architects, and artists of the 18th and 19th Centuries were Freemasons, and believed that the