Victorian 14K Gold & Citrine Snake (Ouroboros) Necklace
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Directory: Estate Jewelry: Gold: Victorian: Pre 1900: Item # 1499649
Directory: Estate Jewelry: Gold: Victorian: Pre 1900: Item # 1499649
$1,495.00




A wonderful Victorian 14k gold pendant featuring a large oval citrine in a setting of two entwined snakes, each grasping the other’s tail. In Victorian symbology, this motif was often used to represent the eternity of love. The snakes are finely textured in a stippled pattern. The citrine has good, even coloring and perfect clarity. The pendant is suspended from a fine gold chain with four faceted citrine stations. Though the pendant, likely converted from a brooch, is Victorian and the chain is more recent, they look very good together. The chain is marked “14K” and the pendant tests 14K.
- Pendant, ca 1860
- Pendant, 1-5/16” x 13/16”
- Chain Length: 15-5/16”
- Approximate Total Carat Weight: pendant citrine, 18.97 cts; chain citrines, 7.28 cts total
- Weight: 10.9 g