Rare platinum and 18ct gold Victorian double snake ring.
The platinum snake with a diamond-set head and ruby eyes, the 18ct snake with diamond eyes and ruby-set head.
Fully hallmarked Birmingham 1899.
Makers mark CG (Charles Green).
13.53 grams.
Size 7.
Superb quality as expected by the renowned goldsmiths Charles Green(est.1824).
The invention that allowed solid platinum jewelry to be manufactured was that of liquid oxygen. Although liquid oxygen was first produced in 1877, a commercially viable process didn’t come about until 1895.Platinum jewellery reached its zenith of popularity through the Edwardian and Art Deco periods.