ANTIQUE VICTORIAN FRENCH DIAMOND STAG AND SNAKE BROOCH 9CT GOLD. An exquisite antique stag and serpent brooch made in France in the mid-19th Century. The pair is depicted in an intense life and death battle with the snake coiled tightly around the stag’s body and his venomous mouth is face to face with the stag’s. Stags are considered natural enemies of snakes and are known to draw them out of their holes with their breath and trample them to death. They have been used throughout history to represent the eternal struggle of good and evil and were also seen in Biblical symbolism with the stag representing Christ and the serpent the Devil. The piece is decorated with eighteen large rose cut diamond shards inlaid into an engraved 9ct gold stag. They shimmer beautifully in the light and total over 8ct approx. The pair is also set with pink ruby eyes and the snake is painted with a royal blue enamel scale pattern that chases down the entirety of its body. It’s a unique antique find, highly collectable and in excellent condition. It’s complete with a strong pin at the back and bears a small 9ct French clover mark on the back of the leg. We can provide a written Valuation on completion of the sale. WEIGHT: 21.5 grams. MEASURES: Height 45mm x Width 70mm x Depth 6mm. METAL: 9ct Gold (Stamped). STONES: Diamonds Largest 5 x 6mm, approx. (Circa 1850 – 1860). MARKS: 9ct French Clover mark. Please enquire for more details. Please also include your sales receipt. Unless otherwise stated, any sizing and color assessments attributed to diamonds and colored gemstones are necessarily determined without disturbing the integrity of the piece; therefore, assessments represent close approximations, due to limitations imposed by the mount. We will not consider the opinion of any other 3rd party. Should you feel that your item has been misrepresented then please return the item within 14 days and we will pay for an independent assessment to be carried out by a qualified and experienced gemmologist / antique jewellery expert. VICTORIAN BEAUTIFUL ROSE GOLD GATE BRACELET WITH HEART PADLOCK 1880 (#380733054632). Very clear and rapid communication. ANTIQUE 0.61CT OVAL CUT DIAMOND 18CT GOLD RING (#380781646391). VICTORIAN NECKLACE – MOONSTONE GARLAND STERLING SILVER NECKLACE (#380797163469). The ideal ring of my dreams. Thank you so much! ART DECO 25CT EMERALD CUT AQUAMARINE 18CT WHITE GOLD SOLITAIRE RING (#380991509411). More beautiful in person than in the photo, we are absolutely thrilled! FABULOUS 1.30 ct EMERALD CUT DIAMOND TRILOGY 3 STONE 18CT GOLD RING – VS1 H CO (#380443982499). Excellent item promptly despatched. STUNNING ART DECO OLD CUT DIAMOND SOLITAIRE RING DIAMOND SHOULDERS IN PLATINUM (#380634550618).