Victorian Snake Pendant
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Victorian Snake Pendant
Lovely quality 15 carat gold enamel and pearl Victorian snake mourning pendant dated 1860.
The drop is encircled with a serpent symbolising eternal love, the pearls representing tears for the departed.
The Royal Blue enamel specifically symbolises constancy and faithfulness.
The reverse is inscribed Letitia Bicknell Oct.15th 1860.
Immaculate condition.
3 cms excluding bale.
7.8 grams.
Letitia(1893-1860)was the wife of Elhanan Bicknell(1788-1861)a prominent British art collector known for his significant patronage of J.M.W. Turner.Letitia was Elhanan's third wife; they married in 1829 and had several children together, including Clarence Bicknell(1842-1918)who became a noted botanist and archaeologist.