Chaumet snake hairpin
Chaumet 18k gold serpent hairpin. This Chaumet hairpin features a serpent motif coiling around the top. The serpent is crafted in gold, its head adorned with two rose-cut diamonds and a cabochon-cut natural sapphire. The serpent's eyes are set with two small cabochon rubies. Antique pin, circa 1900, Chaumet, France.
Eagle head hallmark, double numbering (on the reverse of the pin and on the back of the snake), unsigned pin.
Height: 12 cm - Snake dimensions: 3.5 x 1.8 cm
Estimated sapphire weight: 0.20 ct - Estimated diamond weight: 0.04 ct - Estimated ruby weight: 0.02 ct
Note: Around 1900, Chaumet produced a series of hair ornaments with a serpent motif, sold in pairs, one adorned with a sapphire cabochon, the other with a ruby cabochon. A similar model in its original case was sold by Lawrence Jeffrey ( see the jewelry entry ).
Condition: small chip at the tip of one tooth
Total weight: 6.93 g
*The antique box is not included with the jewelry*
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