Romantic Victorian Twin Snakes Ring public transit stamped and trademarked CREA• 19mm

stamped and trademarked CREA• 19mm diameter• 1

Very good vintage condition with reasonable wear in line with age and use

with British hallmarks for Birmingham 1982

the stone has inspired designers (and frustrated stone setters) ever since

5mm and length of 10

Romantic Victorian Twin Snakes Ring public transit stamped and trademarked CREA• 19mmThe snake is one of the oldest motifs in jewelry history from the ancient Egytian ouroboros to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's 1839 engagement, the snake was used to represent life and death, rebirth, passion, protection, and power. Victoria and Albert's choice of an emerald set snake as an engagement ring set off a widespread surge in popularity that lasted through her reign, leaving us with a trove of golden ophidia hailing from the second half