Vintage French Snake Slave Bangle Antique Necklaces with a matching soft-purple hue

with a matching soft-purple hue

5mm across the smallest

ringed by open-work petals and a halo of sixteen cherry-pink rubies around the border (approx

with a luxurious red wine-coloured hue to symbolise everlasting love (approx

It’s a spectacular statement piece with a good weight and has been beautifully preserved over the centuries

Vintage French Snake Slave Bangle Antique Necklaces with a matching soft-purple hueA wonderful vintage Egyptian revival snake slave bangle, built around a strong steel band that has been plated in a gold base metal. The thick, coiled band is finished with an engraved serpent head and tail at each end, with the makers stamp on the back of the head. Egyptian style jewellery saw a revival in the 20th Century after an abundance of archaeological discoveries, most notably the discovery of King Tutankhamuns tomb, brought about a