Early Victorian Weird Bear & Snake Fob Pendant giardinetti ring It dates from the turn

It dates from the turn of the 19th Century

At its peak

Cultured Pearls - 7mm tops

It's crafted in silver and would have been issued

Makers mark C G

Early Victorian Weird Bear & Snake Fob Pendant giardinetti ring It dates from the turnDATE: 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