An extremely rare and collectable late Georgian ring c1820 - 1830, with a unique shank shaped as an ouroboros-type coiled serpent!
 
Genuine all-original snake rings from this era are extremely hard to find.

The snake's nose and tail tip touch the central pearl-set head, as if holding it in place, and the coiled body appears to pass through it. The gold tests as higher carat, ~15K. The snake's head is very sweet, with two lovely little red enamel dots for eyes, and further etched scale detail picked out in black enamel.

The nicely curved ring face features a chubby, elongated amethyst cabochon which appears to be foiled to the rear, and a halo of seed pearls.

The ouroboros/coiled serpent represents the intricate cycles of everlasting time, and everlasting love. This was probably given as a love token, 200 years ago - and by no means does it look like a new ring, it gracefully shows its great age in many little details.

MEASUREMENTS: 4.3g in weight. 3/8" north to south at the face. Size UK O / US 7 1/4.

CONDITION: Good, wearable antique condition for its considerable age. The etching/enamel to the rear of the band is either worn away, or was less detailed to begin with - probably a mixture of the two, with the detail nearest the head/tail remaining crisp and clear. The seed pearls have lost some of their lustre over time, though they are not discoloured, just not very shiny. There is a little crack to the gold on the rear of the head near the tail tip (last photo), but this is completely stable.

Any boxes/display forms shown are for photography purposes only.
 
Layaway available!