Imperial Russian Diamond Snake Bracelet watches Charles fought the armies of

Charles fought the armies of the English and Scottish parliaments in the English Civil War

complete with two colourised photographs (presumably original to the piece) behind glass locket compartments

with a silver mous sitting atop the band

It's modelled in 15 karat gold and dates from the latter half of the 19th Century

and remains in remarkably good condition given it's almost 250 years old

Imperial Russian Diamond Snake Bracelet watches Charles fought the armies ofDATE: Imperial Russian, c. 1880 A truly spectacular antique snake snake, by far the best we've every owned. It's Russian (pre Revolution marks) and dates from the late 19th Century. The head is finished in blue, white, pink, and black guilloch enamel, and is set with a one carat pear shaped diamond as well as ruby eyes. The snake body is composed of individually articulated segments, with textured scales, and connected to looped tail which forms the