Citrine Snake Pendant Antique Victorian 14K Gold c1880 Rare Museum Quality
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Citrine Snake Pendant Antique Victorian 14K Gold c1880 Rare Museum Quality:
$695.00
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AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING VICTORIAN BELLE EPOQUE CITRINE SNAKE PENDANT OF MUSEUM QUALITY DATING TO C1860-1900. THE PENDANT OF 14-16K GOLD WITH A WONDERFUL SNAKE ENTWINED AROUND A GORGEOUS FACETED CITRINE OF GREAT BEAUTY - THE PIECE WITH STUNNING CLEAN LINE DESIGN - A SUPERB ANTIQUE JEWEL!
This is a museum quality piece of jewelry. The gold and citrine set serpent pendant is stunning!!!!!! The design of this piece is the very best. It is so simple and classic! The beautiful gold and the curving form create a piece to die for!
The swirling snake curls around a magnificent round faceted citrine of great beauty. And snake and nature inspired jewelry is all the rage today - look at the Veranda photos I have included and the picture of Naomi Watts from the Golden Globes!
In the Victorian era the snake was the symbol of eternal love. It has come to symbolize sexuality, rebirth and wisdom. The jewel is from the estate of a New York aristocrat and dates to c1870-1900.
The pendant is in excellent condition. The pendant is 22 mm long not including the top loop. It is 13 mm wide at the widest portion. The top loops may be a later addition. The pendant tests for 14-16K gold. The pendant weighs 2.2 grams.
SNAKE JEWELERY IS HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE AND HAS A BIG FOLLOWING. AT THE BONHAMS LONDON JEWELLERY sale ON THURSDAY 9 DECEMBER 2010 (SALE NUMBER 17851 LOT NUMBERS 5 - NECKLACE, AND 2 - BRACELETS) THE GOLD AND TURQUOISE SNAKE NECKLACE WAS ESTIMATED AT £3,000 TO £ 5000 AND ACTUALLY SOLD FOR £ 9,165 (APPROXIMATELY $14, 664). THE TWO SNAKE BRACELETS IN LOT 2 SOLD FOR £15,520 ($24,832). THUS SNAKE JEWELRY IS AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT!!!
Please be sure and look at our other sales for more wonderful treasures which we have discovered from around the world including Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Mid-Century, Edwardian, Victorian, Georgian pieces as well as Scandinavian Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish silver and gold, Portrait Miniatures, Austrian Vienna Bronze, and Miniatures!
We list our handling time as 15 days in case we are traveling. However, whenever possible, we are able to get your purchases to you much faster than this - if this is an issue with you please ask us!
We are ALWAYS happy to accept returns with no questions asked under ANY circumstances as long as items are as they were sent! Please just contact us directly via messaging, and do not use managed returns, and we will send an immediate refund upon receiving the item!
This sale is only for the citrine snake pendant. Please see our other sales for more special items in the photograph from a fantastic collection of Victorian snake jewelry!
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Citrine Snake Pendant Antique Victorian 14K Gold c1880 Rare Museum Quality:
$695.00