Lot 685 , A Victorian gold and garnet snake necklace, circa 1850

A Victorian gold and garnet snake necklace, circa 1850, designed as an ouroboros, its articulated body of gold linking, its mouth biting its own tail and suspending a heart-shaped locket with a glazed compartment to the reverse, its head and locket set with foil-backed cabochon garnets, its eyes accented with emeralds, length 44cm, gross weight approximately 39 grams
£6,000-8,000

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