Vintage Coiled Serpent & Orb Pendant brooches These three amigos are Gaius

These three amigos are Gaius Julius Caesar

was a popular peace symbol in 18th and 19th century France

beautifully rendered in enamel on silver

" As a kind of reward for their bravery

the WW2 government-in-exile led by Charles de Gaulle in resistance to the Axis powers following the fall of France

Vintage Coiled Serpent & Orb Pendant brooches These three amigos are GaiusDATE: Vintage, 1965 A cool vintage pendant featuring a serpent coiled around an intense blue sodalite orb. The snake features cross hatched scale detailing, and grooves along the top of its head. Crafted in 9 karat gold with hallmarks indicating it was assayed in the mid 1960s. STONES Sodalite MEASUREMENTS 2. 2 x 1. 7cm (not including jump ring) WEIGHT 7. 0g MARKS English hallmarks for 9k gold, London 1965 CONDITION Very good