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ANTIQUE TURQUOISE AND DIAMOND SNAKE NECKLACE
Designed as a flexible yellow gold snake, entirely studded by cabochon turquoise, set with red stone eyes enhanced by eight rose-cut diamonds (several turquoise missing)--19 in., circa 1845
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: a comparable example is illustrated in, David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti, Understanding Jewelry, 1989, pg. 116 See illustration
Designed as a flexible yellow gold snake, entirely studded by cabochon turquoise, set with red stone eyes enhanced by eight rose-cut diamonds (several turquoise missing)--19 in., circa 1845
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: a comparable example is illustrated in, David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti, Understanding Jewelry, 1989, pg. 116 See illustration