Featured A couple of rings hallmark ID's

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  1. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    And where from.

    The first one is I believe 14k-18k gold with a carved single pearl.
    The pearl has a very light green tint.
    The hallmark is very tiny and on the outside of the ring.
    These are the best pics available for now.
    The hallmarks might not be the right way up.

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    Second one might be white gold, platinum or silver, not tested yet.
    7 diamonds, again hallmark is really tiny and on the outside.
    Spider or Ant I've seen on here before but can't find it.

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  3. i need help

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    French Weevil?
     
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  4. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Not sure it's much better than what you posted, Davey, but lots of Arabic looking letters.......

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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Portugal, post-1938, specifically for white gold. I would have to check my books for the town.
     
    Any Jewelry, Aug 20, 2021
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Just checked, the town is Porto.
    Portuguese assay towns use different cartouche shapes.
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Davey, I can't really tell from the photo, how is the pearl carved? Is it a blister pearl maybe? (A pearl attached to the shell, and carved from it to be set in jewellery.)
     
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  8. daveydempsey

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    Thanks AJ .
    It looks like a tooth, a fat incisor.
    I will have to take better photos in daylight.

    I have a feeling it might be from the Middle East, Dubai or similar, looking at where the people travelled.

    Do you think the mark could be a crescent moon ?
     
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Difficult to say. I think we'll have to wait for your daylight pics.:)
     
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  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Just looked again, with fresh eyes.:playful: (Wherever were they before?)
    It does look like a crescent moon. Is there something on the inside of the curve of the crescent? A star maybe?
    There is a pre-1925 crescent moon and star mark for Casablanca, but the ring looks more 1960s to me.

    Maker's mark CG or CB? Moroccan maker's marks with Latin script are usually in those French style lozenge shapes.

    Just thinking out loud here.:)
     
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  11. daveydempsey

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    The wonders of a USB microscope.

    I now see a crescent moon and Arabic numbers 8 66 or letters LL 7

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    Not much improvement on the spider silvery one as the 4 lights won't switch off and there is too much reflection.

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  12. Any Jewelry

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    Indeed! I have one, but we are not on speaking terms. My fault.

    Other than an early 19th century crescent moon mark for Winschoten, Netherlands, I can't find anything resembling this mark. The ring is not early 19th century Winschoten, so no joy.

    The northern Netherlands used to have more crescent moon marks, as did Turkey, but none resemble this mark.
    I don't know why we have crescent moon marks in the north, but the funny thing is that my family crest (father's side) also has a crescent moon. Originally a northern family, from Friesland.
     
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  13. daveydempsey

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    I've just had the first ring checked today with a XRF analyzer, it is 18k
     
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