Victorian Mother of Pearl Fish Pendant snake White Diamonds

White Diamonds

After feasting and enjoying to their heart's content

Micromosaic made up of glass tesserae

some minor nibble to the facet edges

The face occasionally appears to spin around a the central axis

Victorian Mother of Pearl Fish Pendant snake White DiamondsDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 Unusual fish pendant dating from the 1860's. It's a hand crafted piece of mother of pearl with hand carved lines to create the illusion of scales and fins. With its long head and tail, I am unsure on what type of of fish this is Any guesses? I'm thinking carp. In ancient China, it was believed that there was a magical carp that was able to swim upstream against the current of the Yellow River and leaped over Dragons Gate