VICTORIAN TURQUOISE SNAKE NECKLACE
 
VICTORIAN TURQUOISE SNAKE NECKLACE
Victorian 19th century turquoise and gold snake necklace. Fully articulated snake with hundreds of bezel set cabochon turquoise beads mounted in 18 karat gold. Finely detailed snake head completely encrusted with turquoise beads and crowned with large turquoise stone. Cabochon ruby eyes crown the head, which is accented with diamonds around the eyes and the mouth. From the original Fred Leighton!
15.75"w
France, 19th C.

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