An enameled black snake coils protectively around a rose cut diamond. This cthonic serpent looks like he's been to the underworld and back. But he's happy about it! Check out the smile.
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- Materials
14k gold (tests), 3mm rose cut diamond, enamel, new 14k gold chain
- Age
c. 1880
- Condition
Good - converted from a stickpin into a pendant at some point in time; loss to enamel on parts of the snake's lower coil
- Size
1" length including the bale, 3/8" width, 18" chain
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Aboutthe
VictorianEra
1837 — 1901
please note:Terms of Sale
Antiques can be returned unworn and in original condition within 10 days of delivery for an exchange or refund minus the cost of shipping. Once a piece has been altered, including ring re-sizing, it is FINAL SALE.