Item
Number: SR 036
A
desirable Snake Ring from the Victorian era, hand made from one continuous
piece of Gold. This endearing* little serpent has a broad head and a
wide smile, with glittering Old Mine Diamond eyes and a single coil.
On the inner band, behind his head, in nice old copperplate script, is
engraved, “In memoriam 17 August ’98 (for 1898), which in part will
explain in my Snake Rings title, reference to Souls, Ancestors & the
Underworld. There is also a makers mark JW and an 18c mark stamped inside
the band. English
circa 1898
Condition:
Good Weight
of Ring: 6.1g
Size:
UK: M
USA: 6 ¼
Japan: 12
Price:
£
SOLD
*
Most people do not care for live snakes, myself included, but as items of
Jewellery they are generally superb and have been prized for thousands of
years by many races.
Item
Number: SR 035
A petite Victorian Snake Ring makes an imaginative gift.
She must have slender fingers and you must have £390
, This sweet little double headed
Snake, each set with an old cut Diamond and each with a wide smiling mouth,
would make an exciting present at any time. The double coil shank is stamped
inside with the maker’s mark GB and Gold mark 18ct for 18 carat Gold.
English circa 1870
Condition:
Good Weight:
3.4g
Size:
UK J
USA: 4 ¾
Japan 9
Price: £390
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Item
Number: SR 034
A
sleek five stone Diamond Snake Ring,
with little Gold button eyes and a
big smile.
The double coil shank is stamped on the inner band with an 18ct
Gold hallmark for the city of Chester and the date letter for 1900, the last
year of Queen Victoria’s reign. The five graduating old brilliant
cut Diamonds are a good colour and in good condition and weight
approximately .30 carat, English,
1900
Condition:
Good Weight:
6.7g
Size:
UK R ½ USA:
8 ¾
Japan 19
Price: £980
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Item
Number: SR 033
A Gold Skull set with Rose Diamond eyes, entwined
by a Snake with a Diamond Head and Ruby set eyes with engraved snakeskin
scaling, unmarked and testing as 14
carat Gold. To be honest, I do 
not
know the
age or origin of this ring, except
that with the scaling worn at the
back of the shank and a couple of
patches of gold discolouration, all caused by regular wear,
I could not date it other than to say made between 1900-1930. I have seen
the subject of the Skull and the Snake in Medieval references and also in
pictures of very early Memorial rings, but in the 20th century
other than a few Hells Angels wearing the design as a tattoo, this is my
first Gold and Diamond example.
Probably English Circa 1930.
Condition:
Good Weight:
8.8g
Size:
UK: J ½
USA: 5
Japan: 9
Price:
£ SOLD
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Item
Number: SR 032
At
last I have been able to find another four coil Snake Ring, hand made from
one continuous piece of Gold. This one is in excellent condition and with
nice Rose Diamond eyes and a broad smile. The inner coil is stamped
with the makers mark WD.JP and fully hallmarked for 18 carat Gold, London
and date letter for 1875 and the same date letter repeated on the outer
shank. A very fine Ring of its type and increasingly difficult to
find.
English 1875
Condition:
Good Weight of ring:
15.6g
Size:
UK: Q ½ USA:
8 ¾
Japan: 18
Price:
£960.00
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Item
Number: SR 031
A
charming little early Victorian Snake Ring set with a brilliant blue Persian
Turquoise in his head and sparkling Rose Diamond eyes and pursed lips. The
inner coil unmarked and testing as 18 carat Gold.
English circa 1850
Condition:
Good Weight
of ring: 5.1g
Size:
UK: N ½ USA: 7 ¼
Japan: 14
Price:
£840.00
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Item
Number: SR 030
Quite
a nice Sapphire in the head of this 2-row Snake Ring and he has a tiny rose
diamond eye and looks sound asleep. Inside the band inscribed in old script,
is a date; December 11th 1876 which probably makes this Snake a 19th Century
engagement ring. Queen Victoria popularised the giving of Snake Rings as
Engagement Rings by wearing a Diamond Set Snake ring designed by her future
husband Prince Albert. The
ring is unmarked, tested as 18 ct Gold and could well become and Engagement
Ring again! English
Circa 1876
Condition: Good
Weight:
6.1g
Size:
UK: O ¼ USA: 7 ¾ Japan:
16
Price:
£ SOLD
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Item
Number: SR 029
An
endearing little snake ring, with a single coil and set with a pear shaped Rose
Diamond in his head, little slitty eyes and a smug expression. The inside of the
Shank is stamped 750 for 18 ct Gold, but this is a later mark as the ring
was originally unmarked and mid-Victorian English Circa 1870.
Condition: Good
Weight: 4.5g
Size:
UK: P USA: 8 Japan:
16
Price:
£390.00
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Item Number:
SR 028
A
pristine three coil Victorian Snake Ring, the head set with an old cut brilliant
Diamond and Rose Diamond eyes, which give him a look of eager anticipation and
with his mouth in a broad grin.
The inner shank fully hallmarked for London, 18ct Gold and the date
letter for 1893. This Ring is so ‘fresh’ looking as if the jeweller made it
last week, instead of 111 years ago. English,
circa 1893
Condition:
Fine
Weight:
11.4g
Size
UK P
USA 7 ½
Japan 16
Price: £SOLD
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Item Number:
SR 027
A lovely fat four coil Victorian Snake Ring with
glittering old cut brilliant Diamond eyes, mounted in raised almond shaped
settings, which give him an expression of smiling wide-eyed innocence. The inner
shank stamped 18 for 18ct Gold. English
circa 1860
Condition:
Good Weight:
17.6g
Size: UK:
K USA: 5 ¼
Japan: 10
Price
£
SOLD
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Item Number:
SR 005
A Victorian English double headed Gold snake
ring. Each head is set with an old cushioned cut Diamond and Ruby
eyes. The inner coil stamped 'GRGR' in two places and fully hallmarked
(although part worn) for London, date letter for 1873, which is also stamped
again by each snakes mouth
Sizes:
UK: Q USA:
8 Japan: 17
Condition: Good
Price: £ SOLD
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Item Number:
SR 009
A Victorian English three coil snake
ring. The head is set with an old brilliant cut Diamond and Ruby
eyes. The inner coil fully Hallmarked for Chester, 18ct Gold, date letter
for 1899
Sizes:
UK: M USA: 6
½ Japan: 13
Condition: Good
Price:
£ SOLD
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Item Number:
SR 010
A petite Victorian English Ruby and Diamond
double headed snake ring. The inner shank numbered '50' and makers mark 'WIH'
and fully hallmarked for London, 18ct Gold, 1896
Sizes:
UK: N USA: 6 ¾ Japan:
13
Condition: Good
Price: £450.00
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Item Number:
SR 013
An English two coil Gold snake ring, the head
set with an old cut brilliant Diamond and rose Diamond eyes. The inner
coil fully hallmarked for Birmingham, 18ct Gold, date letter for 1922
Sizes:
UK: T USA: 9 ½ Japan:
21
Condition: Good
Price: £580.00
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Item Number:
SR 015
An Edwardian English double headed snake ring,
set with a cushion shaped Sapphire and an old cut brilliant Diamond. The inner
shank with makers mark, 'JG' and fully hallmarked for Chester, 18ct Gold, date
letter for 1903
Sizes:
UK: V USA: 10 ½ Japan:
24
Condition: Good
Price: £ SOLD
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Item Number:
SR 017
A small Edwardian English double headed Gold
snake ring set with a Diamond and a ruby with Gold stud eyes. Fully
hallmarked for Chester, 18ct Gold, date letter for 1903
Sizes:
UK: O USA: 7 Japan:
15
Condition: Good
Price: £880.00
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Item Number:
SR 019
A Victorian English double headed snake ring,
one head set with Ruby eyes and the other head with Diamond eyes. The two
coil inner shank with makers mark 'JWB' and fully hallmarked for Birmingham,
18ct Gold, date letter for 1897
Sizes:
UK: X ½ USA: 11 ¾ Japan:
26
Condition: As Above
Price: £660.00
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Item Number:
SR 020
A
small single coil snake ring, the slightly raised head set with a pear shaped
rose Diamond in a closed back setting and two nice old faceted Ruby eyes.
His closed mouth looks a bit like Kermit’s and from head to first twist
is snakeskin hatching. The inner
shank unmarked and testing as 18ct Gold. English, circa 1880
Condition: Good
Size:
UK: M USA:
6 ¼ Japan: 12
Price: £
SOLD
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Item
Number: SR 023
An antique three coil snake ring with a seldom
seen wavy tail. His head is set with an old cut Diamond in a Platinum Colette
and he has Gold dot eyes and a solemn expression. He
has engraved scales around his head and at the end of his tail and he has an
unidentified Gold mark on his outer coil and tests as 18ct Gold.
Continental, circa 1900
Sizes:
UK: I USA: 4
¼ Japan: 7
Condition: Good
Price:
£ SOLD
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Item
Number: SR 024
Another
small Snake ring. This one has a single coil in red gold and the head is set
with a twinkley brilliant cut diamond of approximately .20 cts. The inner shank
is stamped 585 (for 14ct gold) and the makers mark BC. Continental circa 1900
Condition: Good
Weight: 6.0g
Size UK J
USA 4 ¾
Japan 8
Price £
SOLD
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Item Number: SR 025
A
petite Victorian double headed Ruby and Diamond Snake ring, the proportions of
which make it suitable for the smaller handed person. The inner shank is
hallmarked twice for the city of Chester, 18ct gold and the date letter for
1898. English
1898
Condition:
Good Weight:
4.4g
Size:
UK: K½
USA: 5 ½
Japan: 10
Price
£ SOLD
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Item Number:
SR 026
A
Victorian single coil Snake ring with a narrow body and curled tail. The broad
head is set with sparkling Rose Diamond eyes and he has a slight grin. The inner shank has an abraded 18 mark, so a later 18ct mark
has been stamped. English circa
1850
Condition:
Good
Weight
5.9g
Sizes:
UK: Q ½
USA: 8 ¼
Japan: 18
Price
£ 980.00
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A
desirable Snake Ring from the Victorian era, hand made from one continuous
piece of Gold. This endearing* little serpent has a broad head and a
wide smile, with glittering Old Mine Diamond eyes and a single coil.
On the inner band, behind his head, in nice old copperplate script, is
engraved, “In memoriam 17 August ’98 (for 1898), which in part will
explain in my Snake Rings title, reference to Souls, Ancestors & the
Underworld. There is also a makers mark JW and an 18c mark stamped inside
the band. English
circa 1898
A petite Victorian Snake Ring makes an imaginative gift.
She must have slender fingers and you must have £390
The double coil shank is stamped on the inner band with an 18ct
Gold hallmark for the city of Chester and the date letter for 1900, the last
year of Queen Victoria’s reign. The five graduating old brilliant
cut Diamonds are a good colour and in good condition and weight
approximately .30 carat, English,
1900
not
know the
age or origin of this ring, except
that with the scaling worn at the
back of the shank and a couple of
patches of gold discolouration, all caused by regular wear,
I could not date it other than to say made between 1900-1930. I have seen
the subject of the Skull and the Snake in Medieval references and also in
pictures of very early Memorial rings, but in the 20th century
other than a few Hells Angels wearing the design as a tattoo, this is my
first Gold and Diamond example.
Probably English Circa 1930.
At
last I have been able to find another four coil Snake Ring, hand made from
one continuous piece of Gold. This one is in excellent condition and with
nice Rose Diamond eyes and a broad smile. The inner coil is stamped
with the makers mark WD.JP and fully hallmarked for 18 carat Gold, London
and date letter for 1875 and the same date letter repeated on the outer
shank. A very fine Ring of its type and increasingly difficult to
find.
A
charming little early Victorian Snake Ring set with a brilliant blue Persian
Turquoise in his head and sparkling Rose Diamond eyes and pursed lips. The
inner coil unmarked and testing as 18 carat Gold.
Quite
a nice Sapphire in the head of this 2-row Snake Ring and he has a tiny rose
diamond eye and looks sound asleep. Inside the band inscribed in old script,
is a date; December 11th 1876 which probably makes this Snake a 19th Century
engagement ring. Queen Victoria popularised the giving of Snake Rings as
Engagement Rings by wearing a Diamond Set Snake ring designed by her future
husband Prince Albert. The
ring is unmarked, tested as 18 ct Gold and could well become and Engagement
Ring again! English
Circa 1876
