Description
Date: 1816 hallmark, 1817 inscription
Ring size: USA 9, UK R, EU 59 (not resizable)
Materials: vitreous enamel, solid 18k yellow gold (unmarked; tested with electronic gold tester)
Weight: 8.5 grams
Workmanship origin: British
Marks:
[lion] for the London assay office
[a] letter stamp for the year 1816
[profile of George III] excise duty mark for gold
[JG] jeweler’s initials
Inscription: [Colonel Fish died 31 Mar 1817 aged 78]
Width of band: 10 mm
Thickness of band: 1.32 mm
Condition: excellent original antique condition. Some age-related surface wear and patina to the gold. Some tiny nibbles and pin-sized losses to the enamel (not noticeable to the naked eye).