VICTORIAN Whitby jet snake necklace with heart dangle, graduated sized beads, 18" with beads ranging from 1/3" to 2". See a similar version of a snake necklace on page 122 of  Davidov & Dawes "Victorian Jewelry".   View   #V31294 

CHATELAINE sterling chatelaine. Suspended from a snake in the symbol of infinite love 2-1/2" brooch are: a 2" notepad and pencil; 2" pocket knife; 3-7/8" perfume with tiny glass stopper; 1-1/8" powder and puff; 2" mirror and photo oval, all with matching motif.  View   View   View   View   View   View   View   View   View   View   View  #a26465 

  VICTORIAN jet Roman style snake necklace with segmented body, 17" long and from 1/2" down to 1/3" wide bead body. The head is 1" by 5/8" and the heart is 5/8".    View   View  #V31839

VICTORIAN karat yellow gold snake necklace with garnet cabochons and faceted garnet eyes, interesting snake-scale chain and etched design on snake's head, 17" with snake's head and leaf 2".   View   View   View   View   View   #V32446

VICTORIAN 15ct yellow gold and garnet cabochons snake pierced earrings, total length 1-7/8".    #V32446 and V32563

VICTORIAN 15ct yellow gold and garnet cabochons snake pierced earrings, total length 1-7/8".  View  View   View   Both   #V32563

VICTORIAN karat yellow gold snake bracelet with garnet cabochons and faceted garnet eyes, etched design on snake's head, double hinged, 8-1/2" total length with 5/8" wide snake head, can be worn on wrist size 5-1/2" to 7".   View   View   View   #V32799

VICTORIAN 18 karat yellow gold snake necklace with garnet cabochons and faceted garnet eyes, heart shaped dangle from snake's mouth has hair compartment on the reverse, interesting snake-scale chain and intricate design on snake's head, 19-3/4" with snake's head and heart 2-1/2".    View   View   View   All    #V32798 
 

VICTORIAN 18k yellow gold brooch and earrings, brooch with pendant loop 1-3/4" long 1-1/2" wide, earrings 2" long without tops and 7/8" wide .   View   View   View   View   #V32757

VICTORIAN carnelian, gold, turquoise snake earrings, total length 2". These came to me in an earring box marked "Herbert Dinsdale, 98 Stricklandgate, Kendal", but I do not know if this was the original box.   View    View   View   View   #V32109

VICTORIAN 14k yellow gold snake bracelet with Persian turquoise head and garnet eyes, snake 1-1/2" by 3/4", total 7".  View   View   View   #V32252

SIGNET 14k yellow gold ring with medical "Caducaus" entwined snake, size 5-3/4.   View   #K23878

VICTORIAN gold filled snake brooch with green and red rhinestones and etched design on head, 1-3/4".   View   #V29250    

   "Fine rolled gold plate brooches."
Including a snake brooch.
RCF Catalogue 1892

VICTORIAN hair brooch, tiny two-sided glass covered compartments, snake frame, 1". In Victorian times, the snake was the symbol of eternal love.   View   #V27356  

SNAKE REFERENCE:

Snake Mythology- Wikipedia
Snake Mythology
Serpent Mythology

VICTORIAN snake of lava segments strung on a wire coil bracelet circa 1880, 10-3/4" by about 1/4" to 1/2" wide.   View   #V32364

VICTORIAN silver snake coil bangle, wearable length around 6-5/8", total length 7" by 1-1/4" wide at the front. The coiled double snake heads were a symbol of eternal love. There is a slight dimple at the top of one knob, as seen in picture.   View   View    #V35504