Outstanding Whitby Jet Snake Choker Circa 1840 April 4th and this piece shows the

and this piece shows the intersection of Earth's bounty of natural material

Measurements: 17" chain length

cherubs were a well loved symbol to use as shorthand for anything to do with love

Marks: None

Materials and Features: byzantine ring

Outstanding Whitby Jet Snake Choker Circa 1840 April 4th and this piece shows theQueen Victoria put snake jewelry under the fashion spotlight when her husband to be, Prince Albert, bought her a snake engagement ring, with an emerald (her birthstone) embedded into it. The symbol of the snake was very popular in the Victorian era, used in both love and mourning jewelry alike to symbolize 'eternity'. While it has a long history, the pinnacle of Whitby jet's use was in Victorian England when it was fashioned into black jewelry that