ANTIQUE ART DECO STERLING SILVER GODDESS ARTEMIS/DIANA AND STAG CIGAR CUTTER PENDANT
- Vintage from the 1920s
- Materials: Silver
Title: Antique Art Deco sterling silver Goddess Artemis/Diana, stag cigar cutter pendant
c. 1925
Description: Wonderful Art Deco sterling silver cigar cutter watch fob from famous American manufacturer, Hickok. This would have been worn as a fob on a watch chain or jacket and the inner blades that can be pulled out were used to cut cigars. This was a very fashionable accessory for men from the Victorian era through the mid-1900s. The medal features Diana and the stag, and the words "A toi une vil florissante" (a beautiful/flourishing life to you) and on the obverse, the Hickok coat of arms and the words "A toi tout bien" (all good things to you).
Pendant dimensions: 38.45mm W; 3.29mm D
Pendant weight: 23.54g
Hallmarks: "Hickok Plate" (Hickok Manufacturing Company Inc. of Rochester New York. Hickok famously produced many art deco-mid century men's jewelry and accessories from 1909-1970s), "Made in USA"
Condition: Good vintage condition. Some tarnish to the silver, and wear to the steel blades commesurate for age. Can be polished up if so desired.