Daughters of Rebekah Silver Beehive Pendant on Cord Leon Hovsepian abstract painting perched on the corner of

perched on the corner of the drafting table of an artist

possibly Inuit but unsigned and I'm not entirely sure

which is in good condition

which they speculate might pre-date the 1880s craze for it

and indeed have learned they are pretty rare--and this set all the rarer for being double nines rather than double sixes--and all 55 of them are here

Daughters of Rebekah Silver Beehive Pendant on Cord Leon Hovsepian abstract painting perched on the corner ofThis Daughters of Rebekah silver pendant is packed with symbols: the beehive itself a representation of cooperative effort and industry; the moon and seven stars represent the never failing order of the universe and all of nature; the peace dove represents the order's mission of love and charity, tolerance and forbearance; and the lily symbolizes purity of character, of thought, of word, and of action. And on the reverse FLT for Friendship, Love and