Gold Ring - Victorian?

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by Adambd13, Jan 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM.

  1. Adambd13

    Adambd13 Active Member

    Hi all, could you kindly help me with a dating of this ring. I read it as 18ct, Sheffield and P (1864?). Kind regards, Adam
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  2. Adambd13

    Adambd13 Active Member

    Apologies, I wasn't able to add the below images in the post. I have also added the maker, in case it rings a bell. 6001571400474364949.jpg 6001571400474364950.jpg
     
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  3. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    Where? ;)
     
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  5. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    Yup
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  7. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Birmingham.
     
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  8. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Its confusing as there is a Crown which indicates Sheffield and an Anchor which represents Birmingham.
     
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  9. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    The crown is the Gold Standard Mark (comparable to the lion passant for silver)
    https://www.antique-jewelry-investor.com/crown-hallmark-comments.html
    "When people see a crown mark they usually identify a Crown as the Gold Standard Mark. This was first introduced in 1798 and can now been seen on All UK hallmarked gold that's 9, 14 18 and 22ct. The crown also appears on old estate and 15 carat gold jewelry, however this was stopped in 1932.
    However, there are quite a few crown marks, for instance the city mark for sheffield in the UK is a crown mark within a shield."
     
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  10. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

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  11. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    I wasn't able to find any other info on what the differences are, but could it be that the town mark would never be placed before the carat no.?
     
  12. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    https://www.marmaladejewellery.co.uk/advice/hallmarks-a-guide/#page/10
    "In 1773 and partly due to the efforts of Matthew Boulton, a renowned silversmith, Birmingham and independently Sheffield got their own assay offices to mark silver only; respectively using the Anchor and the Crown as their marks. Birmingham started hallmarking gold in 1824 and Sheffield in 1904. Due to the mark of 18ct gold being made a crown in 1798, when Sheffield started marking gold in 1904, they needed to change their Assay Office mark so as to avoid confusion. They changed their mark from a crown to a York rose for items of gold."
     
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