Edwardian 14ct Gold Double Snake Ring Set With A Ruby & Diamond

A good 14ct58.5% pure gold (or 585 parts pure gold to 415 parts other metals) gold ring with two intertwined snakes, one with a 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… set into the head and the other with a rubyOne of the most valuable gemstones on earth. From the corundum family, the red variety being ruby and the blue, sapphire. With the exception of the diamond, corundum is the hardest of the gemstones on the Mohs scale scoring a 9. set in to the head. The entwined snakes mean “Eternal love”. The ruby is for “Love” and the diamond is “Forever”, so this is an ideal ring for the lady of your dreams! It was made circa 1910 in Germany.