circa 1880s-1890s.

This antique Egyptian revival 14K gold ring is finely modeled as a pair of hand-engraved snakes.  The ring is embellished with two old mine cut diamonds and a bezel-set cabochon cut Alexandrite.

The Alexandrite measures 9.1 x 6.12 x 2.8 mm and is approximately 1.57 ct.

Estimated total diamond weight is 0.58 ct.

Ring size 10.25 (20 mm) sizable