Item:  Victorian Vulcanite Snake and Hand Brooch

Reference #: 5722

Status: sold

Dimensions:  3 inches long and 3/4 inch wide

Condition: excellent and all original

Year: 1850-70

Description: This is a very unusual brooch!  In the Victorian era, the snake symbolized eternal life and the hand was used to point the way to heaven or to symbolize remembrance.  Note the nice detail in the hand and the snake. To see a view of the back: 5722a.jpg 

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