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<p>[QUOTE="MartinJS, post: 3061341, member: 9812"]Hi there, Plus, as I said, I cleared this up with the fact that the shank DOES test positive for 18K solid YELLOW gold, not plated nor plated white gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I'm coming to the conclusion that, at the very least, the shank is from the early 1900's since it has the "importation since 1912" control mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I want to find out more about the bridge and mounting, and the diamonds, which are very much not in the style of early 1900's, unless it is a reproduction. If it is a reproduction, I guess it is a very well done one to get all the peculiarities of a Georgian ring. here are more photos:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MartinJS, post: 3061341, member: 9812"]Hi there, Plus, as I said, I cleared this up with the fact that the shank DOES test positive for 18K solid YELLOW gold, not plated nor plated white gold. So, I'm coming to the conclusion that, at the very least, the shank is from the early 1900's since it has the "importation since 1912" control mark. Now I want to find out more about the bridge and mounting, and the diamonds, which are very much not in the style of early 1900's, unless it is a reproduction. If it is a reproduction, I guess it is a very well done one to get all the peculiarities of a Georgian ring. here are more photos:[/QUOTE]
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