Precious Sterling Silver Vermeille English Bangle April 4th Queen Victoria put snake jewelry

Queen Victoria put snake jewelry under the fashion spotlight when her husband-to-be

this brooch is in a classic love knot's setting and features a moonstone in the center

the Albert watch chain was introduced much later

the trademarked elements of this piece show an ode to the Etruscan revival during the late 19th Century

Ring size: 5

Precious Sterling Silver Vermeille English Bangle April 4th Queen Victoria put snake jewelryVermeil (pronounced ver may) is high karat gold on top of a 925 sterling silver base. It's a gold plating filling technique, but where gold plated jewelry can use various base metals and has no minimum depth, vermeil jewelry always uses hypo allergenic sterling silver as a base metal and is at least 2. 5 microns thick. Jewelry during this time often featured gemstones in hammer or so called gypsy style settings. The gems were almost embedded into the