OFFERING an ANTIQUE HAND-CRAFTED VICTORIAN ERA
GOLD VERMEIL OVER STERLING SILVER
DOUBLE SERPENT SNAKE RING

SEE VIEWS ABOVE

THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL STYLE SHOWING COILED DOUBLE
 SERPENTS FACING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS

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A LITTLE HISTORY ON THE "SNAKE MOTIF" IN JEWELRY:

BETWEEN 1837 (when Queen Victoria took the throne) AND 1860,
SNAKES MADE THEIR APPEARANCE IN THE FORM OF RINGS, MADE
POPULAR BY THE QUEEN'S BETHROTHAL RING IN THE SHAPE OF
AN EMERALD STUDDED SERPENT

FROM 1860 TO 1885, THE SERPENT MOTIF WAS AT ITS MOST POPULAR

THE DESIGN HAS BEEN POPULAR SINCE ANTIQUITY, AND
 SYMBOLIZES WISDOM AND ETERNITY

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I HAD EARLIER THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS LATE
 VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN AGE

HOWEVER, I NOW THINK THAT THIS IS MUCH  EARLIER
 IN THE  VICTORIAN PERIOD
WHEN QUEEN VICTORIA POPULARIZED THIS "FAD"
(1837+)

THE SNAKES CURL ON EITHER SIDE AND THEIR HEADS FACE
IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS

THESE ARE DONE WITH TWO PIECES OF SILVER WOUND AROUND
FROM THE HEADS TO FORM THE BAND

CURLEY-CUE SNAKE TAILS EXTEND DOWN THE SHANK ON EACH SIDE
TO COMPLETE THE BAND AT THE CENTER PORTION

THESE 3 PIECES ARE HELD TOGETHER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
BAND SHANK WITH A JOIN

THIS CENTER OF THE SHANK IS SILVER 
WHERE IT IS HIGHEST AND LIGHTLY WORN

 THIS IS GOLD VERMEIL
(gold over silver)

THE SNAKE'S HEADS ARE REMARKABLY BRIGHT

SIZE about 10

UNMARKED AS TO MAKER

YOU'LL GET LOTS OF COMMENTS ON THIS ONE!

 MANY FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO AN ITEM'S VALUE,
INCLUDING AGE, MATERIAL, RARENESS, ETC.

THIS HAS VALUE BECAUSE IT IS HAND MADE,
CERTAINLY OVER 100 YEARS OLD,
AND A ONE-OF-A-KIND ITEM

A BEAUTIFUL EYE-CATCHING RING THAT
YOU WON'T SEE ON ANYONE ELSE'S FINGER!

I'VE HAD THIS FOR MANY MANY YEARS

GUARANTEED ANTIQUE and HAND MADE

BID NOW!