Description
Date: 1810 (inscribed)
Ring size: USA 9, UK R, EU 59 (can be resized down with some difficulty, though resizing in general is not recommended. Amazon sells clear silicone ring size reducers for $5, and those with size 7.5 – 8.5 fingers interested in this ring for its historical value can consider wearing it this way.)
Materials: 12k rose gold (unmarked; tested with nitric & muriatic acid), enamels, jet and foiled purple paste (antique flint glass)
Weight: 4.6 grams
Dimension of ring face: 15 x 10 x 4 mm (length, width, depth)
Max width of decorative shoulders: 11 mm
Width of shank: 4.5 – 5.5 mm
Depth of shank: 0.73 mm
Condition: There are various tiny pin-sized nibbling and shallow chips to the jet and paste glass. The enamels have some surface wear and minute losses; I can spot one tiny area of repair fill-in near the letter “H”. One of the end pins to the swivel ring face has been strengthened by my jeweler with rose gold to preserve its stability for the years to come. The set and shape of the shoulders and shank around the ring face is not a perfectly symmetrical circle. The back of the shank shows a visible joint line. Overall, there is expected age-related surface wear and tarnish to the gold. This ring is not perfect due to its age, but it is in good wearable condition.