Description
Date: 1870/72, Victorian era
Ring size: USA 6.5, UK M, EU 53 (resizing possible, but not recommended due to extensive hallmarks)
Materials: 18k gold (marked & tested), natural pearls, ruby (tested), diamond (tested)
Weight: 3 grams
Marks:
– [x] gold import mark
– [A . A] Jeweler’s mark
– [Crown 18] for solid 18k gold
– [Anchor] for the Birmingham assay office
– [x] letter stamp for the year 1872
– [Diamond shape with letters & numbers] English registry mark: letter ‘I’ for metal, ‘2-I-C” for 2 July 1870.
Dimension of ring face: 12 x 9 mm
Diameter of pearls: 2.5 mm
Diameter of ruby: 2 mm
Diameter of diamond: 1.25 mm
Width of shank: 2.2 – 4.2 mm
Thickness of shank: 0.95 – 1.5 mm
Condition: All of the pearls are natural and original to the ring, but four show wear to their nacre layers. One pearl has a very tiny chip to the corner, and another is extensively worn down. The ruby is a worn and has a surface chip. There is light age-related surface wear to the cold, commensurate with the age. Otherwise, this ring is in good antique condition.