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This is one of the prettiest snake necklaces that we have ever come across. The articulatedIn jewellery, an articulated piece is composed of segments with flexible connections. More snake’s body clips in to the side of the snake’s head. The head has been enamelled in a lovely turquoiseTurquoise is an opaque gem and is often formed in what is called matrix, a black or brown veining derived from the host rock in which the gem forms. In fine jewellery, unblemished sky blue turquoise is the ideal, although regularly patterned matrix turquoise is also sought-after. More blue with engraved gold scroll motifs. There are six naturalA natural stone is called such because it has not been subjected to any treatments. More split pearls set in to his head and his eyes have been set with cabochonA polished, not faceted, dome shaped stone - either round or oval with a flat polished base, primarily used as a cut for phenomenal stones such as cat's eyes and stars.
More garnets. There is a heart shaped drop attached to his mouth that has been clawA precious metal prong used to hold a gemstone in place. More set with an old cushion cutA square or rectangular cut stone with rounded corners. Also called Antique Cut. More diamondA precious, lustrous gemstone made of highly compressed carbon. Diamonds are one of the hardest materials known to mankind. Colours of diamonds range from colourless, yellow, orange and brown to almost black. Natural coloured (or ‘fancy’) diamonds can be extremely rare. The cut, colour, clarity and carat weight of a diamond are the criteria jewellers use... More that weighs approximately one caratThe unit of weight for a diamond or other gemstone and also for a pearl. Abbreviated 'ct', 1 carat is equal to 0.2 grams. In reference to gold, a unit of purity or fineness of gold and gold alloy, expressed as a number out of 24 parts by weight, e.g. '24 carat' signifies pure gold, '18 carat' 18/24th gold in the alloy, et cetera. Also abbreviated as 'c... More.
It was made circa 1860 and is 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) More gold.
There is so much detail in this beautiful snake necklace.
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