2185891

VICTORIAN SNAKE BRACELET GOLD CABOCHON GARNET #2185891

Currency:USD Category:Jewelry / Vintage & Antique Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
VICTORIAN SNAKE BRACELET GOLD CABOCHON GARNET #2185891
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Exceptional antique Victorian 18 carat gold bracelet in the form of a snake coiling around a cabochon garnet and mourning locket of hair, in it's original,

fitted box. Made in England approx 1840 - 1880. <P>
Weighs approx 23 g. Bracelet alone (excluding the locket) is 7 inches long. <P>
Bracelet consists of two parts: 1. a wavy, coiled series of gold links, fitting together, but allowing complete movement. At either end is a blue-bell flower

shaped cap, finely engraved that swivels on a post attached to a sturdy loop. The loops from the two sides enclose the loop of the 2. locket part of the

bracelet. On one side of the locket is a glassed-in compartment containing a lock of hair. The other side has a cabochon garnet within the finely engraved,

rounded gold sides and all of this is encircled by a coiling snake. The detail and workmanship are superb and of the highest quality. <P>
Original fitted leather box, rounded, triangular shape with silk lining in lid and blue velvet on the bottom. The silk top has gold embossed: Certificated

Watch & Clock Makers. HUDDY BROS. Boscawen St 8. Cathedral Lane. TRURO. <P>
Very good condition.
1700 3500 jl-brc28-1 2 3 4
note:a similar locket w various coloured stones and snake, no hair in compartment, pg 36 Victorian jewelry by CJ Bell price $7020. Locket only.
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<tr><td>Condition:good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1870</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:VICTORIAN SNAKE BRACELET GOLD CABOCHON GARNET</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Boca Raton</td></tr>
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