This Victorian gold necklace, fashioned as a snake, will go under the hammer at Charterhouse in Sherbourne, Dorset, on May 24-25.
Consigned by a vendor in Rutland, the necklace dates to c.1870 and it is set with amethyst, peridot and cabochon garnets for the snake’s eyes, while the chain of thick links simulate scales. It comes in its original leather fitted case and is estimated at £1500-2500.