Outstanding Whitby Jet Snake Choker Circa 1840 April 4th and well wishes to their

and well wishes to their possessor

Measurements: 17" chain length

50cts diamonds

Tightly set diamonds will set one such band apart

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

Outstanding Whitby Jet Snake Choker Circa 1840 April 4th and well wishes to theirQueen 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