Sentimental Victorian Diamond Snake Ring auka 37 carat total weight

37 carat total weight

with French quality marks• 3

56 carat total weight

flanked by two very lively smaller opals whose own play of colour is reflected back and refracted through the larger stone

Sentimental Victorian Diamond Snake Ring auka 37 carat total weightThe 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, finding this beautifully modelled version circa 1893. The sinewy body of