Wonderful snake pendant!
Modelled in high carat gold, the coiled snake is decorated with stripes of navy and white enamel, with gaps between the enamel to let the gold form it's own stripes.
The snake's face is stylised and duck-like, his forehead painted with a leaf like motif.
 
Her body coils around a faceted pink topaz, set in a silver cut down setting with open back.
 
The topaz stone is about 1 carat.
 
weighs - 2g
measures - 26mm x 13mm
french or swiss circa 1830
excellent condition. Converted from a lace pin