Posted 7 years ago
DoraCreek
(7 items)
This ring was my Grandmother's. She said it belonged to her Great-Grandmother and had been passed down the family on her mother's side. That would date it to the 1830/40's. Would love to know more about it but the "8" doesn't fall into the usual UK Hallmark standards. Has anyone got a piece with the same markings. Anyone have any leads on where to look for information? It looks like the other hallmark is a 96 then becomes illegible. What does it look like to you?
Lovely ring.....don't know about the 8, but the other one says "9ct" for 9 carat gold......Australia and England used this mark and possibly New Zealand I think.
Thanks so much for your info Tassie Devil. 9ct fits the image. I was stuck on the UK purity markings thinking it was 3 numbers. This new info changes the story for this ring as we thought it was from Scottish side of the family when they were still in Scotland. Thanks again for the new lead.
Very pretty ring! And nice to have all those family memories :-D
From the style and the fact the stones aren't set in silver but in white gold, not as old as you thought, it dates from the 1920's!
Happy to help DoraCreek :-)
I was about to ask if this would make a difference to your time frame Dora as my immediate thoughts on your ring was for 1920s to 1940s.
Thanks Kyra, I'm glad you know all the technical stuff, you know me....guesses most times for time frames :-)
Hey Judy, you know your stuff too! The bow-ish look of the side is rather after 1920, I shold have said "not before 1920" :-)
Thanks so much for your comments Kyra and Tassie; the 1920's is a complete curve ball. My sister had taken it to a Jeweller (to fix a loose stone),
they told her the 1800's. Is there a site or reference point you could recommend that would help me explain to her why it's not from the date we were told? I've had look at our family tree and my Great-Grandmother was married in 1916 and perhaps that's where lines got crossed ... although that doesn't fit "not before 1920".
This site:
http://lisakramervintage.com/dating-jewelry-landmark-discoveries-inventions/
Full of infos, and helps to understand jewellery :-)
Thanks again Kyra. Much appreciated.
You're very welcome :-)
Thanks from me too Kyra - I've bookmarked that site, it's very interesting.
Thanks for the thanks, Gillian :-)
Hello (if still seeing this 2yrs later) did you ever find out more about the age, origin and maker of this ring?
I have found a near identical one and 'think' it might be from the 1920s and made in Melbourne Australia.
Nb. Mine says RD.30 then either 131 or a 3 in a square. It says 18ct in a rectangle.