"The Kiss of Death"

Ref: Pdt 008

Sterling silver, 9ct gold and pearl on a leather cord.

A one-off piece.  Hallmarked

£66

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I did my pretty sea-anemones and called it "kiss of life".  This time the kiss is trapped between teeth and jaws with the final killing sting on its way.  Chilling stuff, eh?  Should go down well with the Goths.

The body of this (sort of-)scorpion is made from two curved layers of silver pinned together with 9ct gold rivets. 

The scorpion's (sort of-) stomach is lined with a fine layer of 9ct gold sheet.  Well, if you're gonna' go, go in style, I say.

With all this gruesomeness going on, it had to be 'kiss of death'?  But I prefer the more optimistic view.  OK, so it's curtains for the victim, but even a scorpion has to eat to stay alive.  That's life, as they say.