Victorian 18ct Gold Double Snake Ring

A very special 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold double snake ring. There is a small rose 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… in each eye of one snake and small rubies in each eye of the other. It is a heavy gage and feels good when worn. The snake motif in antiqueFrom the Latin ‘antiquus’, meaning ‘old and long in existence’, it is generally used to refer to collectible artifacts of at least 100 years of age.
jewellery represented “Eternal love and wisdom”, so pieces such as this ring would have been a gift from an admirer.