Turquoise and ruby bangle, Circa 1850 - Photo Sotheby's

Designed as a coiled snake, the body set with cabochon turquoises, the eyes set with circular-cut rubies, inner circumference approximately 165mm, one small turquoise deficient. Estimation: 3,000 - 5,000 GBP. Lot. Vendu 17,500 GBP

LITTERATURE: Cf: Charlotte Gere and Judy Rudoe, ‘Jewellery in the age of Queen Victoria’, London 2010, p.255
Cf: David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti, ‘Understanding Jewellery’, Spain 2003, p.128, for similar examples of turquoise snake bangles.

Sotheby's. The Jewellery Collection of the Late Michael Wellby: An Eclectic Eye - Jewels Spanning Four Centuries. London | 11 déc. 2012 www.sothebys.com