Antique Imperial Russian Faberge Snake Love Brooch 18k Gold Diamond Ruby c1890's

  

Antique Imperial Russian Faberge Snake Love Brooch 18k Gold Diamond Ruby c1890's. Antique Imperial Russian Faberge Snake 18k gold, old rose cut Diamonds and Ruby love brooch c1890's. It comes with luxury morocco leather presentation box, decorated with the Imperial Russian crest on the top and signed in Russian Faberge, St.

Peterburg, Moscow, Odessa, Kyiv, London. The snake is large-48mm width x 38mm high 13.2g heavy. Solid 18k gold, Hallmarked with the Imperial Russian 72 gold hallmark for 18k gold and KF in Russian for Carl Faberge. The snake is entirely hand engraved. 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... NOTE:PLEASE OBSERVE CAREFULLY THE PHOTOS! IT IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. Every potencial defect which is shown in the photos, but not mention in the description, will be considered for described.

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