A mid 19th century diamond, turquoise and ruby snake necklace, designed as an old cut diamond and cabochon turquoise set bright cut engraved 'head', with ruby eyes and carved teeth, all mounted to 'scale' links, presented within original box, 39cm long, weight approx 35.4g

Condition Report
Small repair to the first link where it attaches to the head, other than this no significant visible damage just general wear, refer to images

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