French Art Nouveau Silver Paste and Faux Pearl Winged Serpent Necklace feed-gender-unisex combining sculptural carving

combining sculptural carving

52 & 54 Hanover Street

or milestone birthdays

was a key centre for elite retail

circa 1920s

French Art Nouveau Silver Paste and Faux Pearl Winged Serpent Necklace feed-gender-unisex combining sculptural carvingAn extraordinary French Art Nouveau necklace dating from the turn of the twentieth century, formed as a winged serpent suspended from an elaborate silver paste necklet. Set throughout with sparkling white paste stones, accented with green and ruby red paste and centred by faux pearls, it is a remarkable survivor from one of the most imaginative periods in jewellery history. At the heart of the necklace hangs a fantastical winged serpent, a motif