1960s Serpent Collar bakelite test as 9k gold

test as 9k gold

The detail is excellent

It's set with a halo of graduated pearls arranged around a convex glass compartment

around a central locket compartment

and features beautiful swirling gold links and a ring bolt clasp to add charms or a pendant

1960s Serpent Collar bakelite test as 9k goldDATE: Vintage, c. 1960 Cool vintage snake collar dating from the 1960s. The head and tail are beautifully detailed, with jagged teeth and life like scales and face, but the best feature is the mesh body, designed to be flexible and also simulate snake scales. With the Whiting & Davis Co maker's mark stamped under the head. The Whiting & Davis Company was founded in Massachusetts in 1876, quickly gaining notoriety off the back of its fine evening bags