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Solid and chunky 18K antique quadruple banded Victorian snake ring hallmarked for London in 1902. The snake has a friendly smile and sweet derpy face and stylized gold eyes, all details showing the creativity of the goldsmith who would have fabricated the ring by hand almost likely never having encountered a real snake. Snakes were a symbol of eternal love and friendship and were popularized by Queen Victoria during her reign in the 19th century. Snake rings were worn equally by both men and wo...

We love the classic design of our 1970's era Lapis Lazuli signet ring with its reeded gold wide band that continues all around and culminates in a pleasing rectangular shaped lapis stone with filleted corners. A single carved groove around the rectangular ring face repeats the reeding in the band. "Reeding" refers to the renaissance era surface decoration of decorative objects which creates a play of light and adds texture to a smooth surface, as well as a sense of rhythm to the overall desig...

Substantial and large, stamped 14 karat oval signet ring of bloodstone, nearly .75 inches high, with various maker's marks stamped on the inside of the polished gold band. A substantial signet ring with presence. Can be worn everyday, solidly crafted and durable. The ring is a size 8 and can be resized.

We love this bloodstone Chalcedony signet ring for its unusual decorative shield shape, a copy of a decorative shield that was popular in the 19th century. The shape of this escutcheon (another name for shield) is called "two engrailed top" and refers to the top of the shield with its double scalloped design. The double scallop line references a river or an ocean. The term "engrailed" comes from the Old French word graal, meaning "grail" (cup or chalice). Shield shapes are derived from shie...

If you are in search of a fabulous snake ring for an engagement or special anniversary gift, look no further. Our early Victorian snake ring is layered with 5 antique rose diamonds in a graduated formation with the largest diamond in the middle and rubies for eyes. The contrast of the rose diamonds against the deep red ruby eyes is fetching. This particular goldsmith clearly had an enduring sense of humor, as shown by the amazing details in this ring: the gold forked tongue, deeply etch...

Substantial and solid 18K antique triple banded Victorian snake ring set with 2 diamonds as the snake's eyes, lightly engraved scale marks at the top of the head, a curving tail and friendly smile. All the things we look for in a snake ring!

Diamond Emerald Amethyst Ruby Emerald Sapphire Tourmaline spells out DEAREST. These are the gemstones in our charming flower cluster ring, marked 18C on the inside band. The letter d references the center diamond and each gem spells out DEAREST in a radial formation with the next letter, the e, the emerald and clockwise about the cluster and ending with tourmaline. How the Victorians thought up these wonderfully sentimental and romantic ideas, we will never know. But fortunately for us, V...

Our 18K late Victorian buckle ring is hallmarked Chester (for the Chester guild in England) for the year 1910. This means we can identify the ring is being made in exactly that year. We love this ring for its modern, clean design and easily wearable for all daily activities. Buckle rings were popular in the Victorian era. As it was the Queen's order, Victoria wore the symbol of the garter in the form of a buckle bracelet or buckle ring on her arm, as she obviously could not show the garter ...

Our 18K Victorian buckle ring is hallmarked for the Chester guild and made in the year 1915. We can determine that accurately because of the clear set of hallmarks on our polished and well proportioned wide band buckle ring. The ring additionally has two star set cushion cut diamonds set flush with the band. This durable and sturdy design makes our ring wearable for hand washing and most daily activities. Buckle rings were popular in the Victorian era. As it was the Queen's order, Victoria w...

Bloodstone signet ring of polished 18 carat gold with an arm embowed to the dexter and grasping a sword. The embowed arm is a heraldic symbol denoting a person with leadership qualities, and the sword is an ancient symbol of honor in battle. The dexter is a heraldic term referring to the right and left sides of a shield. As the shield is assumed to be held by the viewer, the dexter side faces the viewer's left. We love all signet rings with heraldic images and especially when the stone u...

Paris in the Belle Époque was a period in the history of the city between the years 1871 to 1914, until the First World War. This period realized the construction of the Eiffel Tower, the Paris Métro, the Paris Opera. The expression Belle Époque means beautiful era and represents an earlier time of optimism, elegance, and progress. Our Belle Epoque ring has 3 large open backed round set gemstones arranged in a North-South pattern on silver, with 6 small square set diamonds flanking the g...

Our 18K snake ring is studded with a round diamond on its head and is crafted of a rich yellow gold. The richness of the gold-work is a feature of this ring. Note how the goldsmith cleverly weaved the gold tail so it comes up just so around the snake's head. The snake's body is delicately incised to suggest the texture of snakeskin. The stylized eyes set in short cylinders of gold; each house a small circular diamond, securely embedded within. Snake rings became popular in England when Quee...

Late Victorian signet ring, hallmarked 18 carat gold for the year 1909 and for the Birmingham guild and monogrammed with initials SSR (or SRS in Old English script and polished smooth with scrolled shoulders. In traditional three-letter monograms, the last name initial is always the dominant initial and appears at the center of the monogram while the first and middle initials are smaller on either side. Since the old english "R" initial is a ambiguous we suggest not worrying about the R ...

Ashworth ironstone dinner plate in an imari pattern, known as the "Rose Pattern", c1865 priced at

Condition: excellent Height: 10 inches

We love this 15K double snake ring cleverly set with two sparkling round diamond gemstones set securely in a carved bordered diamond shape on the snake's head. Note the curves on the intertwined snake, the intricate way the gold bands weave together when viewed even from the back, the way the snake's tail curves just so around the neck, the gold work hinting at the rough texture of the snake's skin. This ring is all about the details. The ring is a US size 7 ½, resizeable.

This circa 1860 15K early Victorian Regard ring with 5 stones set in radially around the face in a forget-me-not, the first letter of which spell out the word "Regard": Ruby-emerald-garnet-amethyst-ruby-diamond, is what is known as Victorian sentimental jewelry. Our ring has gold milgrain around the border, a lovely feature and old mine cut stones. The model photo shows our Victorian Regard flower cluster ring with a Victorian "ADORE" ring, also available through 1st Dibs, LU25123685652. The ...

Victorian five stone ADORE ring which spells out the first letter of each gemstone in the following linear pattern: Amethyst-Diamond-Opal-Ruby-Emerald. message ring similar to REGARD and DEAREST rings, ADORE rings were romantic message rings that conveyed a personal message of eternal love to the wearer. The Victorians were all about romance and sentimentality and band rings which spelled out romantic words in gemstones, were immensely popular. Our ring is hallmarked for the Chester guild in...

Romantic and sentimental Victorian five stone ADORE ring which spells out the first letter of each gemstone in the following linear pattern: Amethyst-Diamond-Opal-Ruby-Emerald. Like their sister rings, REGARD and DEAREST rings, ADORE rings conveyed a message of eternal love to the wearer. Such band rings, which spelled out romantic words in gemstones, were extremely popular during this time period. The gemstones on our ring are old mine cuts except for the opal which is en cabochon. ADORE ri...