Hello everyone, I'm trying to find out more about a ring I have, but there doesn't seem to be much
info on Platinum Marks.
Pics below....any help would be much appreciated.
Trash or Treasure?
No, the consistency of it is too good for silver...I'll clean it up this afternoon and see if the mark is easier to read....it could be cojoined boar & eagle heads which is French 18kt and according to your estimate of the age, that would be about right according to one hallmark site.
The stone isn't amethyst....very light lilac. - none of the lines you see in amethyst.
While I'm at it, what do you think of this one....it's very old, stamped 9ct = possibly English or Aussie and I'm not sure if the ruby is real, or if they are diamonds alongside. I may need to get these rings looked at no doubt before listing them....or selling them to a jeweler perhaps.
If real, what would you think it might be worth? The stone is pretty large..i.e. around 8-10m. BTW, thanks for all the advice....more heads are better than one. Half the fun is researching what it is....Many thanks.
While I'm at it, what do you think of this one....it's very old, stamped 9ct = possibly English or Aussie and I'm not sure if the ruby is real, or if they are diamonds alongside. I may need to get these rings looked at no doubt before listing them....or selling them to a jeweler perhaps.
If real, what would you think it might be worth? The stone is pretty large..i.e. around 8-10m. BTW, thanks for all the advice....more heads are better than one. Half the fun is researching what it is....Many thanks.
Don't ask me about stones - I am NOT a gemmologist. If I ever think I have anything of serious value I take it to a jeweller and get a report, even though it costs me. I know there are testing machines (which is probably all your average suburban jeweller will do) but I can't even work the gold testing kit I bought. I would not recommend any of the amateur tests you may find on-line (ghastly). A local lapidary club may be an idea.
If it really is an old ruby of that size, it would be worth a lot. Don't forget though, that gold was plentiful in Australia particularly 1880-1920's and therefore cheap, and so lots of gold jewellery was set with coloured glass stones - I know this from Anne Schofield's book and also the Cavill etc bible. The latter illustrates 100's of pieces of hallmarked gold Australian made jewellery set with "paste". Anne tells me that rubies in this time frame (pre WW2) were rarely found in Australia. It would have to be a special piece to warrant imported stones. I had a quick flick through Cavil etc and almost all the red coloured stones in jewelery pieces, particularly the larger stones, are identified as either garnet or paste.
When my aunt died I inherited both my grandmother's and great-aunt's engagement rings - date just before WW1. One is marked 9ct, the other 18ct. I was quite excited, as I have 2 daughters and thought to pass them on. Sadly closer inspection showed that whatever the clear stones were - they were NOT diamonds. They were worn on the facets, and in one case quite chipped. :_| ( I passed them on anyway.)
