Victorian Serpent Chain in 9k *include ribbon* April 4th Materials & Features: Estimated

Materials & Features: Estimated

hanging at 17"

Nostalgia for the Middle Ages and the Italian/French Renaissance brought back a renewed interest in the symbolic powers of gemstones

While the main objective of foiling was to increase the color of the stone and to increase its brilliance

with open facets that allow glow-by-candlelight refraction that is so desirable in diamonds

Victorian Serpent Chain in 9k *include ribbon* April 4th Materials & Features: EstimatedA snake chain is noticeably different than most of the other chain types. A snake chain is made up of rings that fit closely together. Because of this, the chain has a similar appearance to a flexible tube and the texture of snakeskin This creates a narrow, delicate, fashionable chain. Ironically, enough, snake motifs were a prominent trait of the Victorian jewelry era. Queen Victoria put snake jewelry under the fashion spotlight when her husband to