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I got it at a secondhand store. It's a glass or stone material with a high pitched ting sound when you tap it. Google lens is no help and thinks it's maybe a Chinese character, but I don't know enough about that language to confirm. Also not totally sure which direction it is meant to face.

This really cool gold ring I got recently. It's engraved J.v.R. d. 9t. Januar 1866. and it's so unique. I think it's written in German too. No idea of its actual gold carat but I'll get it tested soon. It came from an estate originally, and I'm very glad I saved it from a potential melt.

For a total of 10.50!

So earlier this month I posted that I bought a Victorian baby ring. It arrived today and it's tiny!

From the seller I was able to glean this info about the original owner.

"Originally belonged to Charles Nelson Dingler, who was born on March 14, 1877, in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio, to parents Charles Edward Dingler (then 27) and Sarah Alice Sebring (then 21).

Charles Nelson later married Edith Estella Hale on November 23, 1904, in Auglaize, Ohio, and they had at least one son, Paul Hale Dingler.

Over his life, Charles resided in Wood, Ohio, in 1920 and Plain Township, Wood, Ohio, in 1940, before passing away at age 72 on April 12, 1949, in Bowling Green, Ohio, where he was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery.

The ring eventually passed to the descendants of his son Paul, who grew up in Plain Township, before the seller finally acquired the ring at an estate sale."

I'm not sure if it's gold plated/rolled gold or if it's solid gold, I'll take it to a jeweller eventually to confirm.

Found these photos today, seems to date from around 1933 from a handwritten portion on the back of one of the photos. Kinda sad they were donated, but I'm glad I bought them to preserve them at least.

The letters on the outside of the ring represent the months of the year, the numbers on the inside of the ring represent times of the day, I believe.

From what I can gather with my research, this is a sundial ring. I have only found one image on Google that matches it, but it links to a shop on Etsy that seems to be defunct and isn't listed anymore. Mine also seems to be missing the bail on top and a little sliding mechanism that you would have used to actually tell the time. I believe the ring is silver, since it's a very heavy ring. Weighs about 10 grams.

All I know is the person I bought it from on eBay. Found it 10 years ago in a consignment store in New Mexico, America. I'm Australian so I have no idea if that adds any context to how old the ring is and who made it. I can't find any info on if this is a mass-produced modern reproduction sundial ring or if this is some sort of potentially antique ring? Has anyone ever seen a ring like this?

For those who can't tell it's a dragon on top of the ring. Not a gargoyle like I thought...

This ring is marked 14K which I'm assuming is meant to represent gold? I paid 2 dollars for it at an opshop recently and I've worn it for a day or so and it hasn't left a green stain on my fingers, so I figure it's more than plated gold? It's got a good weight at 3 grams. It is not magnetic either. I'll confirm if it's real by taking it to a jeweller but until then I wanted other opinions.

Smokey and Shandy! I've been hunting for lifelike pet portraits since I love that pet owners commission painters to paint them like ye olden days in royal courts. I think they're fabulous and I got them both for 22 dollars!

Google lens says something from Thailand but I can't read a lot of the websites it shows and I'm not sure if it's old or just a tourist piece? It's very heavy and smells like old coins so I don't think it's silver.

I got this ring today at a pawn shop and it's a beautiful rose gold colour when compared to my 18ct and 9ct rings on the same finger. It was sold as a 16ct ring but the stamp looks more like 15ct to me. I'm not really familiar with this carat of gold but I do know 15ct is an older British standard. Does anyone have any info on how potentially old this is and if it's 16 or 15ct?

Got this 18ct ring on eBay for 160 AUD, with the only info being it was on a family's estate for 20 years before being sold to me. Not sure of the age of the ring, but it's very worn on the top where engraving and details would be. I feel guilty for getting this ring when I kinda didn't have the budget for it, but have since made up for.

I bought it back in June from Japan on eBay and it's finally arrived, it's too big for my finger so I'll wear it on a heavy silver chain.

Not sure what the marks mean but the scales and the snake are so detailed!

I've been hunting for a victorian ring in my price range, and I ended up finding this one on eBay and sent a bit of a lowball offer and the seller ended up accepting! It's a baby ring that is tiny, but I'm buying it as a pinky ring. 10ct with a garnet dating to around 1890 supposedly. It was an American seller so it'll have to come overseas to me, I lament the current shipping fees from America to Australia, it's so expensive. But I'm very excited to have finally found one in my price range, I've been hunting for months!

I picked this up on eBay recently and it was delivered today, the inscription reads, 'To Blossom with all my love Bill August 8th 1948'. I'm not sure exactly who Blossom and Bill were but they had good taste in jewellery! I collect engraved and inscribed jewellery to hopefully save it from scrap and melt and this is just my latest addition.

It's my birthday and she gave me her grandmother's necklace, so my great great grandmother. It got gorgeous pearls in the gold cross, but to me the worth is in the family history. I've never really had any heirloom jewellery given to me like this, so it is extra special. It's lived through 5 generations!

Not sure on exactly how old it is, but to give an idea my great great grandmother was born in 1891, but it could've come from even her mother! But the fact it's still in the family after all this time is incredible and only missing one pearl! It's stamped 9ct on the back but it's a super old mark I think.