Please Help w/Gold Maker's Mark.

Antique or vintage gold ring. Marked 10K followed by what appears to be a maker's mark: 'S(?) or 5(?) anchor(?) M'.

I tried to hand draw the mark below...



Thank you!

 

I can't help with the mark, but like the ring. Could you post another picture of it, from overhead looking down at the top? (Just for my enjoyment, so if you can't, that is o.k.)

 

'Nuff, I have no idea except to say that (if rotated 180 degrees) it "could" be

W anchor 5

 

That's what it looks like to me too. No clue whose it was, but that ring could be pretty old.

 

I also think the ring looks old.

 

Thank you guys.

Fig, here are a few more shots of the ring and the best shot I could get for now of the mark...

 

This ring has a mark that looks like yours ... if rotated.

http://www.antique-jewelry-investor.com/antique-or-foreign-white-gold-ring.html

also a mystery

P.S. Nice ring, by the way

 

Thank you, 'Nuff! very pretty.

 

Here's another one, with an R instead of a W, but same shape shield and lower letter (S or 5). No answers were given to this person's inquiry either, but at least this perhaps points to the shield being a marker for a particular country....

 

10K is unique to USA. It's some blokes in a shed. In general, everything is some blokes in a shed somewhere. Unless it is made by one of the few makers whose products command a premium, and they are few and far between.

Generally, unless it is a matter of the detective work being an end in itself, seeking names for makers of everyday items is wasted effort. Things are worth what someone will pay for their essential thingness, and no more.

I'm not a fashion guru but I'd say it's a bit of a granny style ring, unlikely to appeal to modern taste, whatever that is, and I'd see it as worth its gold metal value.

Nothing in down market gold caratage, 9Ct. in UK and 10K in USA is likely to be of any significance as far as the maker is concerned. Faberge and the like did not cater for the economy class end of the market, so anything less than 18 carat is likely to be run of the mill, mass market production. As indeed is most 18 Ct. stuff.

I'm not disrespecting your ring as such, or your curiosity, just saying that for run of the mill items, no one cares a hoot if they were made by John Doe instead of Joe Roe.

It's a bit like spending a lifetime proving that the works of Shakespeare were in fact written by another 16th C playwright with exactly the same name.

 

This probably won't with this ring, it is more for costume jewelry but also silver marks
I didnt see it on this site
http://www.illusionjewels.com/costumejewelrymarksr.html

 

The girls on ebay may be able to help?

 

I see four stones,what color are they? The ring looks Victorian?

 

I found this.

What does the R/S symbol mean that is stamped inside of this ring? I think it's a maker's mark but I can't find any information about it. I believe the stones are blue topaz (main) and diamonds (side).

There is also an etched number on the other inside edge, but it wasn't worth trying to take a picture. I think it reads "R3294."

I'd appreciate any additional information you can provide.

US Jewelry Marks
by: Anonymous

Hi Sally

the mark looks like it will be a US mark.
14 K is a common gold standard in the US. There's also the possibility that the mark is not registered, not sure. You could try 'US Jewelry Marks 1922 edition'. There is link to these US maker's marks 1922 on Antique Jewelry Investor, in the Jewelry Resources.

You might also like to see the following 'R in Shield' thread:

http://www.antique-jewelry-investor.com/rs-within-a-shield-stamped-in-older-masonic-ring.html

http://www.antique-jewelry-investor.com/rs-within-a-shield-on-14k-gold-ring.html

https://www.google.com/search?q=Gol...within-a-shield-on-14k-gold-ring.html;100;102

 

OOPS,not RS WS, looked at the wrong post,sorry.

 

They look reddish to me... but I'd be interested in knowing, too.

 

I think that they're tiny diamonds, Fig.

 

Or, they could just be the spaces between the seed pearls.
I would think that any "good" stone would have an opening on the back as well, but I only see openings for the pearls.

I have looked, and looked, for this mark and can't find it.
Did find a couple of interesting marks sites though.

http://www.langantiques.com/university/index.php/Jewelry_Maker's_Mark_Master_List

http://www.langantiques.com/university/index.php/American_Jewelry_Maker's_Marks

(Although those two look the same, they do have different marks shown)

And then this . . .

http://chicagosilver.com/jmarks1.htm

 

I went through Chicago Siver and a few others last night and my eyes became blurry.

 

It looks like maybe the prong heads were soldered before the pearls were added then the stones set...so the prong heads wouldn't need to have holes on the base of the ring? Too hard to really see but I do see little prongs.