Romantic Victorian Twin Snakes Ring public transit 5mm and length of 10

5mm and length of 10

Very minor evidence of past resizing

Very good vintage condition with reasonable wear in line with age and use

stamped with British hallmarks for Birmingham 1962 and the maker's mark WHC (W

Romantic Victorian Twin Snakes Ring public transit 5mm and length of 10The snake is one of the oldest motifs in jewelry history from the ancient Egytian ouroboros to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's 1839 engagement, the snake was used to represent life and death, rebirth, passion, protection, and power. Victoria and Albert's choice of an emerald set snake as an engagement ring set off a widespread surge in popularity that lasted through her reign, leaving us with a trove of golden ophidia hailing from the second half