Charming Antique Coiled Snake Ring gdc As a younger sister

As a younger sister

8mm thickness• 8

The sculptural form belies the ring's utter comfort on the hand

In the centre

with evidence of past resizing

Charming Antique Coiled Snake Ring gdc As a younger sisterThe 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