Gold Stirrup Ring....Found 2008 Update from BM

[Silver Searcher]

Most of you will know that back in 2008 I was lucky enough to find a 13th century Gold Stirrup ring I declared the find under the treasure act http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,177320.0.html

It's taken a while, and a bit of pestering through emails, but I finally have the Gold content of the ring, and analysis of the blue stone. From the British Museum.....

Non-destructive X-ray flouresence analysis of the surface of a Gold finger ring found in Durham, indicated a Gold content of 70-74%, Silver content of 14-16%, the remainder being copper. The blue stone was identified by Raman spectroscopy as corundom. Corundom with a blue coluration is known as Sapphire.

Now it's just the wait for the valuation commitee to sit in Febuary they have given a provisionall valuation of £2000 not bad for an afternoons work ....

PS...the pictures are from the BM, not mine

SS

 

[CAgem]

Allow me to drool over your find.

 

[DCMatt]

I remember this one. VERY nice!

Congrats!

DCMatt

 

[shaun7]

Amazing how it kept it's shape after all those years being ploughed up!

Any idea what carat that is?

 

[Silver Searcher]

Amazing how it kept it's shape after all those years being ploughed up!

Any idea what carat that is?

It wouldn't be much it's a very small stone it's been very lucky to survive the plough as you say

SS

 

[shaun7]

Amazing how it kept it's shape after all those years being ploughed up!

Any idea what carat that is?

It wouldn't be much it's a very small stone it's been very lucky to survive the plough as you say

SS

No, I mean't the gold...or is that carat spelt differently

 

[Silver Searcher]

Amazing how it kept it's shape after all those years being ploughed up!

Any idea what carat that is?

It wouldn't be much it's a very small stone it's been very lucky to survive the plough as you say

SS

No, I mean't the gold...or is that carat spelt differently

I would have thought about 22K

 

[savant365]

Congrats That is a beautiful find,

HH Charlie

 

[Safe-T-Man]

Congrat!!!!
This is a spectecular ring It is amazing that the stone is still attached to the ring I would have thought that the value will be much more for such a unique ring.
The ring is 17.76ct (which rounds up to 18ct or kt)... 24 x 74%

 

[Silver Searcher]

Congrat!!!!
This is a spectecular ring It is amazing that the stone is still attached to the ring I would have thought that the value will be much more for such a unique ring.
The ring is 17.76ct (which rounds up to 18ct or kt)... 24 x 74%

Thanks for the reply..... I looked it up and you are correct with your valuation of the Gold content

SS

 

[tuatara]

Awesome ring Karats don't reduce its intrinsic value. I would have thought it's worth a fortune.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Awesome Ring Karats don't reduce its intrinsic value. I would have thought it's worth a fortune.

Alas I will never get to hold it again once it's been declared as treasure that's it although I will receive a finders reward. But I will be able to see it because the Bowes Museum(not far from me) wants to acquire the ring for it's collection

SS

 

[shaun7]

Awesome Ring Karats don't reduce its intrinsic value. I would have thought it's worth a fortune.

Alas I will never get to hold it again once it's been declared as treasure that's it although I will receive a finders reward. But I will be able to see it because the Bowes Museum(not far from me) wants to acquire the ring for it's collection

SS

That's good news

 

[Trond]

beautiful ring. :P

 

[pepperj]

Very sweet ring, is there a comparison in the book that the valuation committee uses?

 

[Silver Searcher]

Very sweet ring, is there a comparison in the book that the valuation committee uses?

That's a good question, after doing some research I have found examples, going from between £3500- £14000....for this one

SS

 

[Iron Patch]

You'll no doubt get screwed but you'll always have the pictures, memory, and some cash!

 

[Silver Searcher]

You'll no doubt get screwed but you'll always have the pictures, memory, and some cash!

yep...that's what I think also, just emailed a specialist in France, I'll let you know the outcome

 

[CRUSADER]

you know what I think

 

[Silver Searcher]

you know what I think

No I don't