Gold markings help

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by Diane O'Connor, Jul 30, 2022.

  1. Diane O'Connor

    Diane O'Connor New Member

    Hi, my Mum came across this ring when sorting through my Dad’s old things, but I’m struggling to find any information online around the markings. Does anyone know what these mean? Thanks
     

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  2. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

  3. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    @moreotherstuff has it pretty large and clear, I enlarged it a bit more, but that 3rd mark over is a "BUGGER"!!!! Kind of looks like "oa" only NOT that 'a' ....more of a script 'a' that I can't make 'paste' in.....but I wonder if there's a bit of a snake in that "cartouche"......maybe forming the 'O'???? I'm betting @Any Jewelry will see what I'm talking about!!

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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Aqui, I think that is two(?) letters, entangled the way monograms are.
    I haven't got a clue what the marks stand for.:sorry:
     
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  5. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Could it be the date is 1908 and if you put the two center marks together they could spell "BOA" which COULD make the 'snake' thought appropriate!!!! I know, I'm probably WAAAAY off base!!!!!!!!!!!!:happy::happy::hilarious::D BUT strange things DO happen!!

    @Any Jewelry, I enlarged AGAIN, and added pink and green overlay, lightly, and yes, it's probably turning into who knows what, but I wanted to outline gently what I was seeing.....the green sort of represtinging a second figure or snake....TO ME.....BUT now I also, at the bottom see minuscule writing that I can only verify a "16" ......OK I quit.....before I get miserable!!!:jimlad::jawdrop::joyful:

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  6. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    It looks like a double-struck mess, to me; first one, then the other...perhaps to obliterate? bwdik.
     
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  7. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    BTW, Welcome here, Diane...you're among friends...Enjoy!
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The cartouche isn't double-struck, which means what's inside isn't either.;)
     
  9. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Obvious...but I missed that. I once again bow to superior observation, AJ.
     
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  10. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    Diane, you say it’s gold, are there any other marks on it?
     
  11. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I'm having trouble seeing gold there...
     
  12. Diane O'Connor

    Diane O'Connor New Member

    Thanks everyone for your comments so far. I just assumed it was gold because of the colour and the fact it had markings. So if it is a good colour but isn’t actually gold but still has markings, then what could it be? More importantly, is it anything of value?
     
  13. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Diane, could you post the entire ring, preferably from different angles?
     
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