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<p>[QUOTE="smallaxe, post: 2441152, member: 13430"]This is a ring passed down in family with other jewelry. It looks like Amethyst to me, but I know little about jewelry. I would have thought silver metal, but it doesn't have the tarnish it should have for how long it has sat unworn. There is a mark on the inside of the ring. I was hoping someone might recognize the mark. It appears to be</p><p>B | <----<<</p><blockquote><blockquote><p><u>^</u></p></blockquote></blockquote><p>a letter B or 8 an I or bar, and a left pointing arrow with triangle underneath, unless I'm looking at it upside down. It's small and hard to photograph. I'd really like to get an idea of its age so I can narrow down which relative it likely came from. The kind of boxy setting reminds me of an antique diamond ring we have, and doesn't look like a very modern style. But what do I know? It's really dirty, and the stone (or glass) would be more appealing when cleaned. So age, likely stone, likely metal, and anything else about this ring folks can tell me is appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]264747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]264748[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]264749[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="smallaxe, post: 2441152, member: 13430"]This is a ring passed down in family with other jewelry. It looks like Amethyst to me, but I know little about jewelry. I would have thought silver metal, but it doesn't have the tarnish it should have for how long it has sat unworn. There is a mark on the inside of the ring. I was hoping someone might recognize the mark. It appears to be B | <----<< [INDENT][INDENT][U]^[/U][/INDENT][/INDENT] a letter B or 8 an I or bar, and a left pointing arrow with triangle underneath, unless I'm looking at it upside down. It's small and hard to photograph. I'd really like to get an idea of its age so I can narrow down which relative it likely came from. The kind of boxy setting reminds me of an antique diamond ring we have, and doesn't look like a very modern style. But what do I know? It's really dirty, and the stone (or glass) would be more appealing when cleaned. So age, likely stone, likely metal, and anything else about this ring folks can tell me is appreciated. [ATTACH=full]264747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]264748[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]264749[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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