Early Victorian Weird Bear & Snake Fob Pendant Dutch the bar with clip attached

the bar with clip attached is likely a replacement

A bold and substantial statement piece

Boodles was founded in the North West of England

meaning the dates were 13 days out of sync)

Early Victorian Weird Bear & Snake Fob Pendant Dutch the bar with clip attachedDATE: 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