Antique Scorpio Zodiac Pendant Sloan & Co. pedants After around 1790 powdered wigs

After around 1790 powdered wigs quickly faded from favor and there was even an English tax on powder that hastened their demise

studded with rose-cut diamonds

Each is foiled beneath to impart various dimensions and highlights of refraction

These are set amidst stylized leaf designs and patterns

these sapphires visually build on that theme with their azure blue pizazz

Antique Scorpio Zodiac Pendant Sloan & Co. pedants After around 1790 powdered wigsFrom the firm of Sloan & Co. of the fabulous cabal of Newark design and jewelry manufacturing is a solid 14k yellow gold zodiac pendant featuring the sign of Scorpio. Crafted around 1920, the front of the piece displays images in high relief of lobster like claws and a jointed tail. Eight legs place the scorpion in the category of arachnid spiders versus insects. The creature is surrounded by a garland of ornate forms and flora associated with the