Antique Fede Gimmel Ring - Size 6.5 lucky charm 1970s Zuni chandelier earrings with

1970s Zuni chandelier earrings with small

the snake represented sexual passion and desire

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

Please view all photos as they form part of the description

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

Antique Fede Gimmel Ring - Size 6.5 lucky charm 1970s Zuni chandelier earrings withRings 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