A RARE GOLD, ENAMELLED AND JEWELLED SNAKE BRACELET
marked moscow, circa 185o, maker's mark illegible
The reticulated gold body tapering on each end, the surface engraved to simulate scales, with tail forming a loop, the snake's head of cobalt enamel with ruby-set eyes and tongue protruding between jagged gold teeth, its crown set with two champagne-colored old mine-cut diamonds (not tested for natural color), the underside fitted with a gold hook which latches on to a section of the tail