Sentimental Victorian Diamond Snake Ring auka • 18k gold

• 18k gold

while the addition of diamonds to top it up to an auspicious seven imbues a little extra significance

goldsmiths and jewelry manufacturers must submit their finished articles to central assay offices

with French quality marks• 3

Sentimental Victorian Diamond Snake Ring auka • 18k goldThe 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, finding this beautifully modelled version circa 1893. The sinewy body of