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Message:: [QUOTE="Anna Estep, post: 11305384, member: 96440"]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 [ATTACH]540700[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]540701[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]540702[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]540704[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]540700[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]540701[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]540702[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]540704[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]540700[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]540701[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]540702[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]540704[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]