Lot 202

A VICTORIAN GOLD AND GARNET SERPENTS HEAD

With textured scale engravings to the surface and paste set eyes, with an associated tail, gross weight 8.6 grams

Estimate: £150 - £200
Hammer price: £450
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

CONDITION REPORT

Both pieces have hair work that has been cut from the end, some surface scratches and signs of the gold being tested underneath the head of the snake


Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.
See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner-collection

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