Featured Whiting and Davis snake bracelet?

Am wondering if this is authentic Whiting and Davis and if so when might it have been made.

There is a stamp under the head marked Whiting & Davis co.

Thank you all for any help and info.

 

The internet says your bracelet is widely faked and the mark should read 'Whiting & Davis Mesh Bags Co.'

Debora

 

Thanks Debora.
Yea i read too that it been faked too.i just found this online too tho which looks like a silver version of my one and the description says it from the 70s and that the gold version is featured in Julia Carrolls book,Costume jewelry 202 , if the seller is to be believed.I dont have access to this book to to check tho.
Thanks again for the help

 

Unfortunately your bracelet is a fake - it's not just the mark, which should have the 'WHITING & DAVIS CO. MESH BAGS' mark, or on the older pieces, a 'W. & D.' stamp. It's not just the mark that's problematic, the quality isn't there - compare it to the design and quality of the head and tail, the much smoother transition to the mesh, and the way the scales of the mesh lay so much flatter on a genuine piece...





Here's a genuine piece:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1776275617/vintage-whiting-davis-silver-serpent




And a beautiful old W. & D. piece:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/early-mark-d-whiting-davis-gold-1997039074






~Cheryl

 

Thank you for the help and info

 

That’s quite a difference. I had no idea these were widely faked although we (I) don’t think we come across W&D widely in the UK.