Description
Date: 1878, late Victorian era
Size: USA 9, UK R, EU 59
Materials: 18k gold, natural pearls, black enamel
Weight: 3.8 grams
Marks:
– [crown 18] for solid 18k gold
– [anchor] for the Birmingham assay office
– [letter d] year stamp for 1878
– [head of Victoria] gold import mark
– [A & S] jeweler’s mark
Inscription: [Queenie died Dec. 4 / 03 Aged 7]
Dimension of ring face: 10.3 x 8.8 mm oval
Width of shank: 3 – 4.5 mm
Thickness of shank: 1 mm
Condition: Due to some minor unevenness to the enamel surface, I believe there’s been some repair work done to the ring face black enamel. This is very well done and not obvious to the naked eye (please see photographs). I also believe this ring has been sized up in the past: there is a gap between the letters “m” and “o” at the back of the shank, where the extra gold was inserted in the past.