Description
Date: 1856 (dated by hallmark)
Ring size: USA 7.25, UK N ½, EU 55 (resizable via laser welder)
Materials: bloodstone, 15k yellow gold (marked and tested)
Weight: 6.4 grams
Marks:
[anchor] for the Birmingham assay office
[15 .625] for solid 15k gold
[H] letter stamp for the year 1856
[V & S] Jeweler’s initials
Dimension of ring face: 15 x 12 mm oval
Height of ring face: 3.5 mm
Max. width of shoulders: 13 mm
Width of shank: 3.2 – 3.4 mm
Thickness of shank: 1.3 mm
Condition: pristine antique condition. The boar intaglio is well-preserved and still sharp. Ring does not appear to have been repolished anytime in its history; the chased details of the shoulder are well-defined and crisp. The full set of hallmarks are still present. There is light surface wear to the bloodstone, and the gold has some general age-related wear.