An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold and enamel charm pendant designed as an Ouroboros snake or serpent eating its own tail encircling an Italian Gobbo or hunchback, wearing a tailcoat, while bowing and taking off his top hat. Stamped K18 for 18 karat gold to the reverse with French import marks and an unknown maker's mark.
Il Gobbo is an Italian good luck charm, designed as a well-dressed gentleman in a suit and top hat, sometimes also holding a horseshoe and making a protective hand gesture. The term 'gobbo' is the Italian word for hunchback, but the charm symbolises good fortune and protection from the evil eye, rather than being a literal representation of a physical deformity.
Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.6 x 0.15cm (not including jump ring)
Weight: 1.69 grams.
(Chain not included)