.jpg?w=1)
Details
An English mid 19th century gold, sapphire and enamel serpent ring,
the head mounted with sapphire carved in the form of clasped hands of fede type, and with gem-set eyes, the engraved coiled body with black enamel exterior decoration and pale turquoise enamel on the interior.
See plate 2
the head mounted with sapphire carved in the form of clasped hands of fede type, and with gem-set eyes, the engraved coiled body with black enamel exterior decoration and pale turquoise enamel on the interior.
See plate 2
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium
Further details
C.f Victoria and Albert Museum Jewellery Gallery, Case 34, Board C, no. 31, for a ring of similar serpent design and enamel decoration dated 1846.