Help identifying a vintage ring please

Hello! This ring belonged to my grandmother, (b.1895 - d.1983) and I'd love to learn more about it. I've been able to identify several of the interior symbols:
9 (9 carats)
.395 (purity)
anchor (Birmingham assay)

But I can't identify the letter(s) in the shield (chamfered square) on the right. I assumed it was a date letter, some kind of ornate "K", but I wasn't able to find this font in any date letter lists from the Birmingham assay. It also looks like an L over a K to me, and from what I've researched about date letters, they only used one letter, not two. The letters could also be a maker's mark, right? AI suggested Lawrence King, but I can't find any info about it.

I also can't identify the shape to the left of the "9", which also might be a maker's mark. I can't tell what it is: a whale? a cameo? a cartouche?

Is there anyone who could point me in the right direction, please?
Thank you!

-Anna

 

Gorgeous ring, Anna, and welcome.
The missing stones can be replaced, and the settings of all stones need to be checked/repaired, otherwise more will be lost.

It is Birmingham 1884, so it could have belonged to her mother before her. There can be small variations between different punches.
The blurred mark was probably the maker's mark.

 

Seconded. THe maker's mark is a blurry mess. The stones appear to have been "gypsy-set" (just a term used - Rom had nothing to do with the ring) and as such they can fall out sooner or later. A decent jeweler could replace them if you want it done.