Vintage antique 18K gold snake ring with diamond and ruby 1890

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• Sobre la obra de arte

  Antique jewelry object group
  ring
  
  Condition
  very good condition
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  Country of origin
  unknown
  
  Style
  Late-Victorian - Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the Victorian era. The Victorian era is known for its eclectic revival and interpretation of historic styles and the introduction of cross-cultural influences from the middle east and Asia in furniture, fittings, and Interior decoration.
  
  Victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a regrettable excess of ornament. The Arts and Crafts movement, the aesthetic movement, Anglo-Japanese style, and Art Nouveau style have their beginnings in the late Victorian era.
  See also: late-Victorian
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  Style specifics
  Late Victorian / early Art Nouveau - The subject of this piece, although typical 19th Century, announces the coming of the Art Nouveau style.
  
  Period
  ca. 1890
  Events & facts of this era, poetry of this era, fashion of this era.
  
  Source of inspiration
  Mother Nature
  
  Theme
  Snakes and serpents - Serpent is a word of Latin origin (from serpens, serpentis "something that creeps, snake", deriving from the greek word "erpo" and "erpeto", crawl and serpent) that is commonly used in a specifically mythic or religious context, signifying a snake that is to be regarded not as a mundane natural phenomenon nor as an object of scientific zoology, but as the bearer of some potent symbolic value.
  
  The serpent is one of the oldest and most widespread mythological symbols. Considerable overlap exists in the symbolic values that serpents represent in various cultures. Some such overlap is due to the common historical ancestry of contemporary symbols. Much of the overlap, however, is traceable to the common biological characteristics of snakes.
  
  In some instances, serpents serve as positive symbols with whom it is possible to identify or to sympathize; in other instances, serpents serve as negative symbols, representing opponents or antagonists of figures or principles with which it is possible to identify. Serpents also appear as ambivalent figures, neither wholly positive nor wholly negative in valence. An example of a serpent used as a positive symbol is Mucalinda, the king of snakes who shielded the Buddha from the elements as the Buddha sat in meditation. An example of a serpent used as a negative symbol is the snake who tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, as described in the Book of Genesis. (From: Wikipedia)
  
  Material
  18K yellow gold (touchstone tested)
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  Diamonds
  One old brilliant cut diamondwith an estimated weight of ± 0.20ct colour and clarity I/J, si/i
  All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since stones are not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.
  All diamonds we offer are screened by the I.J.G.C. for whether they are natural or synthetic, and all diamonds in this jewel are 100% guaranteed to be natural.
  
  Precious stones
  One natural ruby with an estimated weight of ± 0.22ct
  All color stone weights are approximate since stones are not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.
  It is a very common practice to treat gemstones to intensify their clarity or colour. The item in question has not been tested in this regard.
  
  Birthstones
  Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April and ruby for July.
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  Hallmarks
  No trace.
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  Dimensions
  band width top of ring 1,55 cm (0,61 inch)
  see picture with a ruler in millimeters and inches
  
  Weight
  4,10 gram (2,64 dwt)
  
  Ring size Continental EU: 71 & 22½ , Size USA: 13¼ , Size UK: Z+
  
  Resizing
  Free resizing (only for extreme resizing we have to charge).
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  Adin Reference Nº
  22152-0272
  
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