Can anyone help me identify this old ring? Any info is greatly appreciated.

[Mama Mander]

This is my late father in-laws ring, my husband has worn it everyday since he passed. We've always been curious about the history of this ring, we know nothing about it. It could have possibly belonged to my husband's grandfather and passed down, we have no idea. Please help point me in the right direction to learn about this beautiful ring!

 

[lulu_ma]

Beautiful carved ring. I think they are called Intaglio rings. I’m thinking it’s lapis lazuli? There are many others who are more knowledgeable than me-hopefully they will chime in.

Does the ring have any hallmarks? If so, maybe post the pics of those and people can help you identify when/ where the ring was made.

 

[YadaYadaYada]

Are there any marks on the inside of the band?

It appears to be a lapis intaglio ring of a Roman soldier or warrior, definitely old.

 

[Mama Mander]

Beautiful carved ring. I think they are called Intaglio rings. I’m thinking it’s lapis lazuli? There are many others who are more knowledgeable than me-hopefully they will chime in.

Does the ring have any hallmarks? If so, maybe post the pics of those and people can help you identify when/ where the ring was made.

Thank you for mkkk

Beautiful carved ring. I think they are called Intaglio rings. I’m thinking it’s lapis lazuli? There are many others who are more knowledgeable than me-hopefully they will chime in.

Does the ring have any hallmarks? If so, maybe post the pics of those and people can help you identify when/ where the ring was made.

Beautiful carved ring. I think they are called Intaglio rings. I’m thinking it’s lapis lazuli? There are many others who are more knowledgeable than me-hopefully they will chime in.

Does the ring have any hallmarks? If so, maybe post the pics of those and people can help you identify when/ where the ring was made.

Thank you for responding! I've been researching intaglio rings and have found sooooooo much lol. Any idea how I could determine the kind of stone? I was wondering if it could be lapis lazuli, someone else mentioned it looked like blue glass and my hubby is certain it's sapphire.
I can't see any markings on the inside of the band, I'll go take some pics to share with you. Thanks again for your help!

 

[Mama Mander]

Are there any marks on the inside of the band?

It appears to be a lapis intaglio ring of a Roman soldier or warrior, definitely old.

No markings I've found, I'll post some pics momentarily. Can I ask (politely) what makes you believe it's lapis? I know that was a common stone used to create Intaglio rings, but others have mentioned blue glass and sapphire. Any thoughts? Thanks again for your help!

 

[YadaYadaYada]

No markings I've found, I'll post some pics momentarily. Can I ask (politely) what makes you believe it's lapis? I know that was a common stone used to create Intaglio rings, but others have mentioned blue glass and sapphire. Any thoughts? Thanks again for your help!

Lapis was a pretty common stone used during this time period for this style of ring. IMO it is too opaque to be sapphire but anything is possible.

I’m no expert and my advice is free, so that’s about what it’s worth. Maybe have a gemologist take a look and you could gain more useful knowledge about the stone. It is really hard to make a determination about gemstones online.

 

[Mama Mander]

What time period would this type of ring? I've gotten a lot of different answers from the ol Google.

 

[lulu_ma]

What time period would this type of ring? I've gotten a lot of different answers from the ol Google.

Hallmarks (marks on the inside of the band) would be useful to pinpoint the time period.

 

[ItsMainelyYou]

Intaglios have been around for thousands of years!

In your case it could be anywhere from the 1920's(?) on if you think a grandfather possibly wore it first. You can somewhat guess using his age. Without identifying marks it can only be a wild guess unless you take it to an appraiser who will have much more expertise in dating, manufacture etc.

 

[kgizo]

My guess is glass. A pic of the underside of the ring and stone might help.

 

[Crochet_Sparkles]

No markings I've found, I'll post some pics momentarily. Can I ask (politely) what makes you believe it's lapis? I know that was a common stone used to create Intaglio rings, but others have mentioned blue glass and sapphire. Any thoughts? Thanks again for your help!

The color is right for lapis, it was a common stone for intaglios, and sapphire is not typically used for intaglios; for one thing, it's so hard that doing detailed carving is quite difficult (moh's of 9 instead of the 5-6 of lapis). For another, it's much more expensive.

 

[Mama Mander]

I appreciate your knowledge, thank you.

 

[Mama Mander]

My guess is glass. A pic of the underside of the ring and stone might help.

 

[Mama Mander]

Hallmarks (marks on the inside of the band) would be useful to pinpoint the time period.

Sorry for the delay, I truly appreciate your help. I'll post some pics in my reply. I ran some pictures through a rock identifying app and got some different results lol the face of the ring was said to be glass but I also ran a pic of the underside and it came up as sapphire. I'm so confused lol

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

its quite a cool looking ring
i like the chunkiness of it
i hope you are going to wear it

 

[Mama Mander]

its quite a cool looking ring
i like the chunkiness of it
i hope you are going to wear it

Thank you! We think its pretty cool as well. And yes, my husband wears it just about every day. Thanks for your comments

 

[kgizo]

It’s a little difficult to tell from the pics, but it looks like the underside has facets. If this is correct then it may be a gem instead of glass as glass intaglios are usually smooth on the underside. It’s a nice ring and my curiosity is peaked.

 

[Mama Mander]

It’s a little difficult to tell from the pics, but it looks like the underside has facets. If this is correct then it may be a gem instead of glass as glass intaglios are usually smooth on the underside. It’s a nice ring and my curiosity is peaked.

It does have facets on the underside! It was hard to get a pic of that!! Thank you for mentioning that!! Any idea what gem it may be?

 

[glitterata]

What a handsome ring and wonderful way for your husband to honor and remember his father. It's unlikely to be lapis because it's too translucent and too uniform. Lapis is made up of different minerals and you would see variation in the colors and textures. Other possibilities include blue (dyed) agate and some sort of synthetic. Photo apps won't tell you because they're just going by visual appearance, and different gems can look similar. You may have to take it to someone who can check it out in person. Do you live in an area where there's a jewelry store with a gemologist--not just a chain store with sales staff, but someone with training in identifying gemstones?

 

[VRBeauty]

Some pawn shops also have the equipment needed to positively identify most gemstones, and will do so for a fairly small charge (I paid $40 several years ago).