{"product_id":"victorian-18ct-gold-turquoise-enamel-serpent-stickpin-c-1880","title":"Victorian 18ct Gold \u0026 Turquoise Enamel Serpent Stickpin, c.1880","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fine and distinctive Victorian serpent stickpin in 18ct gold, c.1880, formed as a gold snake gracefully entwining a blue-turquoise enamelled sphere — a more unusual format than the coiled snake, the globe giving the composition a planetary, almost celestial quality. The serpent was one of the most potent symbols in Victorian jewellery, associated with eternal love and protection, and made fashionable as a romantic motif by Queen Victoria's own serpent engagement ring from Prince Albert. The turquoise enamel of the sphere provides a warm, vivid contrast to the yellow gold of the snake, the two elements working together with considerable elegance. The head tests as 18ct gold (the hallmark reads as 19ct, almost certainly a misread of 18ct); the pin tests as 9ct — a common arrangement in Victorian stickpins. Head 1.5 × 1.7cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCirca:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1880\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHead dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 × 1.7cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHallmarks:\u003c\/strong\u003e Head tests as 18ct gold; pin tests as 9ct gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEnamel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue-turquoise (sphere)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wildsmith Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54862121402752,"sku":null,"price":1375.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/2127\/0385\/files\/BFF617C8-D11B-444F-8EDD-3FB5869F47F6.jpg?v=1733686998","url":"https:\/\/wildsmithjewellery.co.uk\/de\/products\/victorian-18ct-gold-turquoise-enamel-serpent-stickpin-c-1880","provider":"Wildsmith Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}