Description
Date: 1900, Late Victorian Era
Size: USA 8.25, UK P 1/2, EU 57
Materials: solid 15k gold, pink sapphire, natural clear spinels
Weight: 2.5 grams
Marks:
– [15 .625] for solid 15k gold
– [anchor] for the Birmingham assay office
– [letter a] year stamp for 1900
– [W. B] jeweler’s mark
Dimension of gemstone gallery / ring face: 15.8 (L) x 5.8 (W) x 3.5 (D) mm
Dimension of clear spinels: 4.2 x 4 mm, 3.25 x 3 mm, 3.4 mm round
Dimension of pink topaz: 2.5 mm squares
Width of shank: 2.3 – 3.6 mm
Thickness of shank: 0.6 – 1.7 mm
Condition: Great antique condition. Under the naked eye, this ring looks spotless and almost new. Under a high-magnification jeweler’s loupe, I can however spot some very faint age-wear along the gemstone facet edges. Two of the red spinels have a tiny chip to the corner, and some facet edges have extremely tiny “fleabite” nibbles.