Early Victorian Weird Bear & Snake Fob Pendant Dutch It's crafted in 9 karat

It's crafted in 9 karat gold and set with a single pearl in a star setting

and it also features hand-chased flowers

be classed as a diamond eternity ring - the significance of 'eternity' and 'diamond' both applying perfectly to the Ouroboros concept

The main body is crafted from a single piece of orange coral

the bar with clip attached is likely a replacement

Early Victorian Weird Bear & Snake Fob Pendant Dutch It's crafted in 9 karatDATE: Victorian, c. 1840 A particularly weird fob pendant dating from the early Victorian era, circa 1840. It's an enamelled bear head atop a gold post with a snake coiled around, its head resting on the back of the bear's. The snake and the bear are rendered in vitreous enamel blue and red respectively and the gold post is covered in hand engraved embellishment with a coral fob base. What is the meaning? I have literally no idea The bear's features