Price
£1350.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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Victorian Snake Pin circa 1850.
An unusual Victorian snake stickpin.
The entwined snake is detailed with fine engraving to the head and tail and has a lock of woven hair threaded through the body which is visible in alternating sections. The snake has cabochon garnet eyes and a very realistic head with open mouth.
This fabulous snake would probably have been given in memorium and is very typical of mid-Victorian design with the use of hair within the gold.
It has a long heavy weight gold pin.
The ouroboros, a circular depiction of a snake swallowing its own tail is a symbol of eternity.
Era: Victorian, 1839 - 1901.
Measurements: Pin 6.8cm in length.
Snake 17mm at widest point, weight 3.8 grams.
Hallmarks: Unmarked - tests as 15ct Gold.
Stock number
CL064The BADA Standard
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