Vintage Coral Branch Necklace vintage it dates from the Edwardian

it dates from the Edwardian era - circa 1910

In Roman variations of the story

The snake's face is cartoonish

the stones could easily resemble a constellation

brooch clasp has been replaced at some point

Vintage Coral Branch Necklace vintage it dates from the EdwardianA 1960s branch coral necklace with original barrel clasp. To still tempests and traverse broad rivers in safety was the privilege of one who bore either red or white coral with him. That this also stanched the flow of blood from a wound, cured madness, and gave wisdom, was said to have been experimentally proved. G. F. Kunz, The Curious Lore of Precious Stones (1913) Coral has long been prized for its talismanic powers: for health, for wisdom, or