Adam's Fine Jewellery & Watches September 18th 2018

20 23 A VICTORIAN GARNET SERPENT NECKLACE, CIRCA 1880 Designed as a highly stylised flexible serpent, the textured gold head and eyes set with oval-shaped cabochon garnets, its mouth suspending a heart-shaped locket set with a similarly-cut garnet and to reveal on the reverse a glazed compartment, terminating with a graduated snake-link chain, PRXQWHG LQ JROG ZLWK ÀWWHG FDVH length 41.5cm € 800 - 1,200 Throughout her long reign, QueenVictoria was regarded not only as a monarch but as an icon, her changing tastes in fashion and jewellery being widely emulated by her people.As a result, today we can quickly recognise the major movement known widely as “Victorian Jewellery”. On the occasion of her engagement to Prince Albert, he presented her with a double snake ring which he had personally designed for her.The ring was set with an emerald, the birthstone of the Queen, and another popular trend at the time. The snake had long been regarded as a symbol of eternity as far back as Ancient Greek and Roman times, but these two snakes wrapping around the finger became recognised as a symbol of eternal love. Before long, serpents were adorning not only rings but also necklaces, bracelets and bangles as exemplified by these lots. 24 A 19TH CENTURY GOLD AND GARNET HEART LOCKET/CHARM The heart-shaped gold clasp set to the front with an oval cabochon garnet, to an engraved ground, the reverse with glazed locket com- partment, mounted in gold, within velvet case, length 3cm € 250 - 300 25 A VICTORIAN GEM-SET BANGLE The hinged bangle revealing at the centre an interlaced serpent and crescent, highlighted with circular-cut rubies, a rose-cut diamond and seed pearls, mounted in gold, with safety chain, inner diameter 5.7cm € 1,000 - 1,500 26 A GEM-SET RING Designed as two interlocking snake coils, one leading to a circu- lar-cut diamond and the other to a similarly-cut ruby, mounted in 18K gold, London hallmarks, ring size J½ € 150 - 200 27 A LARGE GEORGIAN GEM-SET FOB SEAL, CIRCA 1820 Inset with carneline agate, to foliate and applied cannetille work, highlighted with two large oval-shaped amethysts, to smaller turquoise cabochons and circular-cut rubies, suspended from reeded split ring, mounted in gold, length 5cm € 800 - 1,000 28 A MID-VICTORIAN TURQUOISE AND SEED PEARL BROOCH, CIRCA 1860 The domed turquoise and seed pearl motif, set centrally on a gold mount with applied ropetwist detail and further turquoise cabo- chons, the reverse with glazed locket compartment, mounted in gold, LQ ÀWWHG FDVH E\ ¶:DVVHO *ROGVPLWK :DWFK PDNHU )HQFKXUFK 6WU /RQGRQ· length 2.8cm € 250 - 300 Tuesday 18 th September 2018