Luxury 21ct Gold Sapphire Snake Ring Smart Choice [GSyf3jCF]

A solid twenty one carat yellow gold snake ring set with cabochon sapphire. This is an amazing, rare and earely very high carat example of a design that has been around for thousands of years. The ring comprises of a snake that wraps around your finger. Its head features a cabochon sapphire, and hand engraved details to the rest of the head.

As popular now as ever with fashion designers and jewellery designers alike, the serpent has captured the imagination and nightmares of humans since the dawn of time.It emerged in ancient Egypt, where the serpent was revered as a symbol of divine protection and cosmic balance. The ouroboros, a snake eating its own tail, appeared here as a symbol of eternal return, death feeding life. In ancient Greece, it symbolized healing, medicine, and immortality. Asklepios, the god of medicine, carried a staff with a serpent wrapped around it. The snake posed more than a threat. There was an answer. During Queen Victoria's reign, the snake ring had become fashion gospel. When Prince Albert proposed to her in 1839 with a gold snake ring topped with an emerald, her birthstone, it sparked a craze. The serpent became a symbol of eternal, unbroken love. The snake circled the heart, not to constrict it, but to honour it.

Snakes were both protectors and destroyers to the Egyptians. To represent sovereignty, pharaohs wore the stylized cobra, known as the uraeus, on their foreheads. Serpents were linked to gods such as Wadjet, who guarded the throne and the Nile. Originally made of faience, bronze, or gold, snake rings were worn as amulets rather than accessories. The snake was viewed as both dangerous and regenerative by the Greeks. A snake regenerates after losing its skin. It creeps from one world to another. In order to facilitate the transition into the afterlife, snake rings were worn to commemorate this transformation and were frequently interred with the deceased. As always practical, the Romans used the serpent ring as a talisman and ornament. They frequently set snake rings on people because they thought they would protect them from the evil eye.

More than just a sentimental memento, Queen Victoria's engagement ring of a gold snake ring with ruby eyes and an emerald head. It served as a warning to the fashion industry. All of a sudden, snake jewelry was personal rather than enigmatic or macabre. The sentimental gem was born at this time. In the form of coiling serpents, lovers traded rings that were frequently inscribed with birthstones, initials, or coded messages. It should come as no surprise that these designs are still among the most treasured ones in existence today. In addition to being beautiful, a vintage snake ring from this era—especially one that is gold or set with gems—carries a sort of poetic tension between loyalty and loss, life and death.

This ring is presented in fabulous condition. it is very high carat gold, and so very heavy for a ring of its appearance. We have tested the metal with a termal gun, so it is 100% accurate. It is also a large size. It is currently a finger size 10.5. It can be resized if needed.

European made, circa 1890's.