Red, delicate ring

[CasOliii]

My grandmother gave me this ring as a small child, it had also been passed to her when she lived in Germany in the 1930's/1940's. I've always assumed this was a ruby, or a garnet. The stamp is extremely hard to read now, it either says '333' or '335'. Does anyone know anything about this ring? Maker? Value? Year?

 

[PreRaphaelite]

Hello,

Your ring might be 8 carat gold: 333 is a gold-content mark used in Germany after 1884 (before 1884 the measurement was "Löthig" instead of karat.) Any ring marked 333 was probably made in Germany sometime after 1884.

You might be interested in this thread:

[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/please-help-me-to-find-out-if-the-ring-is-really-antique.212770/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/please-help-me-to-find-out-if-the-ring-is-really-antique.212770/[/URL]

Best wishes!

 

[Circe]

The stones & style make me think Bohemian garnet, so probably turn of the 20th century, or thereabouts ...

P.S. - Great thread rec, ISG!