Sinuous Antique Victorian Woven Gold & Turquoise Snake Necklace janine 50 (1/2) carats gleam with

50 (1/2) carats gleam with snowflake whiteness

Twenty four rose cut diamonds adorn the mouse including its ear and nose as well as at the front tip of the brooch

and two emeralds

Shiny and highly polished

Sinuous Antique Victorian Woven Gold & Turquoise Snake Necklace janine 50 (1/2) carats gleam withWhat is it about woven gold that both feels ancient, impossibly indulgent, and so chic and modern? The Victorian jewelers did it right and this exceptional snake motif necklace. Created around 1860 70, and likely English in origin, it blends 15k yellow gold, an astounding open and woven chain as well as engraved gold, turquoise, diamonds and the timeless and evocative motif of a snake biting its own tail. The symbolic ouroboros, the term used for the