Lovely Antique Victorian GOLD VERMEIL Coiled Double Serpent Snake Ring

Description

OFFERING an ANTIQUE HAND CRAFTED VICTORIAN ERA
GOLD VERMEIL DOUBLE SERPENT SNAKE RING
SEE VIEWS ABOVE
THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL STYLE SHOWING COILED DOUBLE SERPENTS
FACING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS
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
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 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 METAL 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
WERE IT IS HIGHEST AND 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
BID NOW!
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