Lot 145. An Impressive Diamond 'Serpenti' Necklace, Bulgari. Estimate $800,000 - $1,000,000. Sold for $920,000. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Designed as a snake composed of attenuated scales set with round diamonds, the head set with pear-shaped diamond eyes, gross weight approximately 387 dwts, length 41 inches, adjustable, signed Bulgari, numbered 8307, with Italian assay mark.