Art Deco 18ct Gold And Platinum Double Snake Ring Set With A Sapphire And Diamond

The most celebrated English love affair of the 19th century was undoubtedly between Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. And when he offered her an engagement ring in the form of a coiled serpent, a powerful ancient symbol intended to represent eternity, the snake ring soared into popularity. This diamondA precious, lustrous gemstone made of highly compressed carbon. Diamonds are one of the hardest materials known to mankind. Colours of diamonds range from colourless, yellow, orange and brown to almost black. Natural coloured (or ‘fancy’) diamonds can be extremely rare. The cut, colour, clarity and carat weight of a diamond are the criteria jewellers use… and sapphireBlue is the best-known colour for this gemstone but it can be found in all colours of the spectrum. After diamond, sapphire is the hardest gemstone.
ring, with the two snakes entwined, is possibly an even more potent symbol of love. The unusual design, with the platinumDerives from the Spanish word ‘platina’ meaning ‘little silver’. Acknowledged since the 1900s, platinum’s durability and natural brightness has been and still is today highly treasured A metallic element prized for its rarity, whiteness, high tensile strength and insusceptibility to corrosion, platinum first became widely used in jewellery in the late ninete… set with the diamond and the yellow gold complemented with a Royal Blue sapphire, is striking on the finger. A unique gift or engagement ring.