Antique Imperial Russian Faberge Snake 14k gold,Diamond,Ruby ring by Erik Kollin

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Antique Imperial Russian Faberge Snake 14k gold,Diamond,Ruby ring by Erik Kollin
Antique Imperial Russian Faberge Snake 14k gold,Diamond,Ruby ring by Erik Kollin
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Description
I am pleased to offer from my private collection this
exeptionally rare
antique Imperial Russian Faberge Snake 14k gold,Diamonds and Ruby ring,made by Faberge's head workmaster Erik Kollin,St.Petersburg,c1880's.
It comes with luxury red morocco leather presentation box,decorated with the Imperial Russian crest on the top and signed in Russian "Faberge,St.Peterburg,Moscow,Odessa".
The ring is decorated with old rose cut diamonds.
A lot of sparkles!
The sparkle of old cut diamonds is deeper and warmer, almost glowing in a way that draws the eye into the stone instead of bouncing the light back out. This makes old cut diamonds star performers in candlelight and other low light settings.
Natural Ruby precious stone.
Size 7US.
5.3g heavy.
Hallmarked with the Erik Kollin initials hallmark EK and 56 gold hallmark with St.Petersburg city crest.
It comes with appraisal certificate for 00.
SNAKE JEWELRY HISTORY:
Serpents are one of the most ancient and widespread of mythological symbols – just look at Egyptian and Chinese mythology. This is perhaps why snakes are so often represented in jewellery, their rope-like bodies fascinating and perfectly fitted to being a coiled necklace, stylish bracelet or banded ring.
The symbolism of the snake dates back thousands of years, and many civilisations have interpreted the creature to represent any number of things: good, evil, rebirth, poison, fertility, death. While there are historically some negative connotations to the serpent, there is plenty of evidence that points to positive cultural meanings as well.  Ancient Egyptians used the serpent to represent royalty and even deity. In Hinduism, the creature represents desire and sexual passion. The Romans took the symbol to mean everlasting love. In ancient Chinese mythology, it was believed that the snake had close relations with the gods and that they were able to prolong one’s life. The creature was considered to be a symbol of reproduction and good luck.The Victorian era brought snake jewellery into the limelight after Prince Albert proposed to Queen Victoria with a ring in the image of a snake featuring an emerald-set head. The Queen pronounced the snake to be a figure of eternal love. Reaching eminence in the 1840s, the serpent represented eternity and wisdom during this period and was a widespread motif on brooches, pendants, rings, bracelets and all sorts of ornamental accessories....
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Every potencial defect which is shown in the photos,but not mention in the description,will be considered for described.All the photos shoot by professional Nikon 105 Macro lens under 40x diopter magnification,so you can explore even the smallest detail like under microscope!
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