Antique French Quimper Porcelain & Enamel Rivière Necklace jaeger The snake body is composed

The snake body is composed of individually articulated segments

Psyche was the mortal lover of Eros and the daughter of King Artistides and Queen Damaris

it both opens to reveal an oval locket compartment

representing the realm of dreams

Antique French Quimper Porcelain & Enamel Rivière Necklace jaeger The snake body is composedDATE: Antique, c. 1780 Quimper, pronounced cam pair has been manufactured in Quimper, a town in Brittany, France for over 300 years. Created in 1690 at the time of the royal manufactures, they specialised in earthenware tableware, interior decoration and also a line of elegant jewellery. Earthenware is glazed or unglazed pottery that has normally been fired below 1,200 degrees. Earlier stoneware was carefully marked because of government regulations,