Antique Fede Gimmel Ring - Size 6.5 lucky charm the snake represented sexual passion

the snake represented sexual passion and desire

Style Number: CY402

Herbert Adams was a registered "smallworker" silversmith at the turn of the 20th century

They are are coins where one side has been smoother down and then hand engraved

Antique Fede Gimmel Ring - Size 6.5 lucky charm the snake represented sexual passionRings showing clasped hands ("fede", Italian meaning "faith") first appeared in Roman times when they represented a legal contract. Symbolizing the union between two people, gimmel rings comprise two or three interlocking bands held together by a pin and were commonly used in 16th and 17th century England to commemorate a betrothal or marriage. Over time, the designs merged and the fede gimmel rings evolved to incorporate three conjoined bands with