Romantic Victorian Twin Snakes Ring public transit stamped with British hallmarks for

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

stamped and trademarked CREA• 19mm diameter• 1

5mm diameter• Face of ring measures 13mm wide

stamped and trademarked CHN

Romantic Victorian Twin Snakes Ring public transit stamped with British hallmarks forThe 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