How old is this ring ?

[Mike in Berks]

Hello all I dug this ring up at a circa 1841 stone farmhouse in 1997.
On the north wall it had a 3 foot wide border of ivy and thats where it
was hiding. And it was right below the window. So, i'm figuring it was
dropped from the 1st or 2nd floor by a women.
The ring is marked sterling It's a size 7 The top part is 5/16 high
and it's 7 sided with what i think are vertical bows tie's on each side.
What i'd like to know is ...... is there a "type" this is called ? high top
Anyone ever see a ring like this ? What era would this have been in style ?
I was searching the web quite a bit and i haven't seen anything similar.
Now i'm gonna leave it up to the experts here Here it is ......



On 6 sides it has a bow tie On the 7th it has a bow but not the tie


And now the top Obviously the stones are fake The cuts to make the
nibs ? to hold the stones look like they were done by hand. But, to me
it doesn't look like a quality job who ever did it


I'm really hoping this ring is 1890's to 1910's Thanks for any help you
can give me

 

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[Moe (fl)]

Nice find!

Definitely looks old design.

 

[CRUSADER]

I think your spot on - 1890's to 1910's

 

[Mike in Berks]

Nice find!

Definitely looks old design.

Thanks Moe (f) i've never seen any like it

Mike

I think your spot on - 1890's to 1910's

Thanks for your input CRUSADER funny, i was just guessing
I just got back from showing it to a collector he said around 1890
Then i had a jeweler look at it and she had no idea but, i showed
her what i learned on the web about time lines of jewelry.

Georgian 1714 - 1830
Victorian 1835 - 1890
Art Nouveau 1895 - 1915
Edwardian 1901 - 1915
Art Deco 1920 - 1930

Then she (jeweler) said it looks more Victorian to her. And she stated
that STERLING was used from the early to mid 1800's to present
Beings the house is circa 1841 and Victorian is 1835 - 1890 i'm wondering
could this ring be even earlier ? ? I'm gonna keep searching on the web
to see if i can find a similar example. If i'm lucky it'll have a date with it.

Till i find something more on it ..... or someone else has some info to add
i'll go with 1890's That makes it the oldest gold or silver ring i ever dug

Thanks !! Mike

 

[kawalabear]

pretty cool and looks old to me . neet ring never seen one like that

 

[tuatara]

A very unusual looking ring. If it's late Victorian or Edwardian, it would put it in Art Nouveau category. Then jewellery was 'characterized by organic, especially floral and other plant-inspired motifs, as well as highly-stylized, flowing curvilinear forms'. I would say either earlier than that or Art Deco. That's why I like an old silver to be hallmarked. It takes a lot of guesswork out of it .

 

[fmerg]

i think your dead on being that after 1910 most jewelry was marked .925
also in the early 1800's most jewelry had makers marks (i could be wrong on this)

 

[Mike in Berks]

pretty cool and looks old to me . neet ring never seen one like that

Thanks kawalabear I was hoping someone here might've at one time

A very unusual looking ring. If it's late Victorian or Edwardian, it would put it in Art Nouveau category. Then jewellery was 'characterized by organic, especially floral and other plant-inspired motifs, as well as highly-stylized, flowing curvilinear forms'. I would say either earlier than that or Art Deco. That's why I like an old silver to be hallmarked. It takes a lot of guesswork out of it .

Hello tuatara The web site i got the list above from explained what was used in
the different eras. Bows were popular in the Georgian Period, Edwardian Era, and Retro
era. I'm happy with what Crusader said and the collector i talked to 1890's - ?
It could be 1890 - 1915 I looked at 19th century STERLING rings
on e bay last night and saw a few that were similar (high tops). As far as hallmarks
here's something i found while searching for info on this .....

Hallmarks have been in use in England and France since the 14th century. Most other European countries also use hallmarks. The United States has never used hallmarks per se. Indications of fineness or karat have been required since 1906, but fineness marks were sometimes stamped on silver jewelry in the 19th century (“coin” or “standard” for 900 silver, >> sterling for .925

I do agree with you "hallmarks' do make it easier to identify.

Hey, it's only been 12yrs. since i found it. The research has only just begun.

i think your dead on being that after 1910 most jewelry was marked .925
also in the early 1800's most jewelry had makers marks (i could be wrong on this)

I'm glad you're trying to help me out fmerg
This ring is marked STERLING I think the only way of narrowing down a date
on this is by the style - what i call the "high top" and the bows.

 

[Tattooguy67]

OK I am going to go all WAG on you all, could this be some kind of sniffer ring, the proper name escapes me at the moment but one of those that held some nice smelling stuff to counter act some stinkyness? that cage looks big enough to hold something and the bow with the missing tie made me wonder, like I said it's a WAG, whatever it is it's darn cool looking, nice work and HH!


Chuck.

 

[tuatara]

Yes, it's simpler with European silver if it is hallmarked. BTW, a number of American makers of Art Deco time and later put 'Sterling' on their items (Alan Adler, Harvey Avedon etc). Will be nice to see a picture of another ring similar in design.

 

[Mike in Berks]

OK I am going to go all WAG on you all, could this be some kind of sniffer ring, the proper name escapes me at the moment but one of those that held some nice smelling stuff to counter act some stinkyness? that cage looks big enough to hold something and the bow with the missing tie made me wonder, like I said it's a WAG, whatever it is it's darn cool looking, nice work and HH!


Chuck.

Hi Chuck i can understand you thinking it's a kind of sniffer(i don't know the name
either)ring. I've seen and heard of them. I'm sure this one isn't one of them though.
By the looks of your avatar i'm guessing you dig up quite a variety of rings. I'm glad
you like it and HH to you too.
ATTN: i got an answer this morning and as soon as i receive it i'll post it

Yes, it's simpler with European silver if it is hallmarked. BTW, a number of American makers of Art Deco time and later put 'Sterling' on their items (Alan Adler, Harvey Avedon etc). Will be nice to see a picture of another ring similar in design.

Thanks for your interest and input in this ring tuatara
I've searched and searched even more on the web with no results. So, i decided to call
one of the businesses that sell antique/vintage rings. What the lady told me made me
very happy. I'll post her reply when i receive it for everyone to see.

good luck diggin Mike

 

[rwsnc]

Very interesting looking ring....

 

[Mike in Berks]

Here's the information i received this morning to all interested ......

The ring looks late Victorian, 1875-1890.
The stones are European Cut and not modern cut.
They are deeper cut stones with small tables.

I was also told this style ring wasn't popular very long and the stones are glass.

To all the people that replied to this ...... Thank You

And to Patti .....Thank You Very Much I really appreciate your help on this

Time for a check mark

 

[SkyPirate]

neat!