Gold, turquoise, garnet and diamond necklace, 1850s - Sotheby's
Designed as an articulated serpent set with cabochon turquoise, the head decorated with rose diamonds and garnet eyes, length approximately 400mm. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 GBP - Lot Sold: 13,750 GBP
LITERATURE: Cf: Shirley Bury, 'Jewellery 1789-1910, The International Era, Volume I' Woodbridge, 1991, page 137 for similar examples of serpent jewellery from the mid 19th Century
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