Enchanting Edwardian Ruby and Diamond Snake Ring yellow gold • Agate is 12mm x

• Agate is 12mm x 8mm

backings are secure

with British hallmarks for Birmingham 1954-5

5 x 3 mm• 1

landing in among the earliest iterations of old European cuts

Enchanting Edwardian Ruby and Diamond Snake Ring yellow gold • Agate is 12mm xThe 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, 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, finding this beautifully modelled version circa 1904. The sinewy body of the serpent