Georgian Almandine Garnet & Diamond "Twin Serpents" Ring aluminum and formed from faience

and formed from faience

The detail and craftsmanship are exquisite - with webbed feet

carved with a Classically styled intaglio of a woman dancing with a serpent

the chain has been extended at some stage in its past

but the cool part is in its chest: a tiny "micro-photographic" lens that you can look through to bring up "A Memory of Pitlochry" along with a series of miniature photographs documenting the local scenery and attractions

Georgian Almandine Garnet & Diamond "Twin Serpents" Ring aluminum and formed from faienceDATE: Georgian, c. 1830 Exceptional Georgian snake ring featuring two cartoonish snakes, each coiled around an early Peruzzi cut diamond. It's incredibly finely made, crafted in 15 karat gold with a deep cabochon almandine garnet to the centre and shank made up of the two snakes' bodies. STONES Almandine Garnet & Peruzzi Cut Diamonds MEASUREMENTS Head: 15. 4 x 12. 4mm Width of band: 1. 9mm WEIGHT 2. 9g MARKS No marks present, tests as 15k gold