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Buying antique jewellery is both ethical and eco-friendly as harmful and destructive mining processes are not needed to make an item yours. So give yourself a pat on the back!
Find Out MoreA great looking 9ct37.5% pure gold (or 375 parts pure gold and 625 parts other metals) More gold coily articulatedIn jewellery, an articulated piece is composed of segments with flexible connections. More snake bangle. It’s head has fine engraving on the gold and the eyes are set with cabochonA polished, not faceted, dome shaped stone - either round or oval with a flat polished base, primarily used as a cut for phenomenal stones such as cat's eyes and stars.
More rubies. Inside the body is a steel spring that is the reason it keeps it’s shape. It was made by the well known firm Smith & Pepper (1899-1981) Mr. Smith and his uncle Mr. Pepper became business partners. The business was set up in Birmingham in an area known as the Jewellery quarter in adjoining buildings 78 and 79 Vyse Street. The company became known around the world. The firm made a wide range of jewellery, notably swallow designs, popular during the Wars wars and Egyptian style snake designs, after Egyptologist Howard Carter made ancient Egypt fashionable. It finally stopped trading in 1981. For its 82-year history the firm was run as a family business. The premises in Vyse Stree are now a museum. The snake motif in antiqueFrom the Latin 'antiquus', meaning 'old and long in existence', it is generally used to refer to collectible artifacts of at least 100 years of age.
More jewellery is a recurring design and represents “Eternal love and wisdom”.
Assayed in 1963
Maker's mark S&P
Steel Spring
Buying antique jewellery is both ethical and eco-friendly as harmful and destructive mining processes are not needed to make an item yours. So give yourself a pat on the back!
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