Victorian 18ct Gold Coiled Enamel Snake & Natural Pearl Ring

An unusual 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold snake ring which has been converted from a stickpin to a ring a long time ago. It has been enamelled in pale turquoiseTurquoise is an opaque gem and is often formed in what is called matrix, a black or brown veining derived from the host rock in which the gem forms.  In fine jewellery, unblemished sky blue turquoise is the ideal, although regularly patterned matrix turquoise is also sought-after. and set with a lovely natural pearlA pearl-bearing mollusc that has not been tampered with by man to produce a cultivated pearl will produce a ‘natural pearl’.. It was made circa 1860-1880.