Triple serpent ring in textured gold with ruby, sapphire and diamond, ca. 1900

This late Victorian to early Art Nouveau triple snake ring, made around 1900, coils in richly textured 18K yellow gold. Its three serpent heads carry, in turn, a diamond, a ruby and a sapphire, giving the jewel a lively play of colour and symbolism. The openwork design and sinuous movement place it firmly within the transitional taste around 1900, where Victorian ornament begins to soften towards Art Nouveau.