Victorian Ring with Green Mystery Stone

[kimkaler]

Wondering if any of you have a guess as to what type of stone might be in this ring - it''s an antique gold ring, with British hallmarks and has 3 moss green colored stones that definitely have some scratching. Thanks!

 

[MakingTheGrade]

Some pictures would be nice

There are a lot of green stones out there!

 

[LD]

Is it clear/opaque etc etc?

If it''s clear then it could well be a synthetic stone. If it''s opaque it could be an Agate. Would love to see some pics and then it might be easier to answer.

 

[innerkitten]

We need pics!

 

[chrono]

It could be anything with your vague desciption. A close up picture would be extremely helpful. Could you also describe the hallmark?

 

[kimkaler]

Here is picture

 

[kimkaler]

It has a London hallmark (looks like a cat head) and what looks to be a fairly old date letter "q" and also C & TJ.

 

[LD]

A cat's head in a shield (with no crown on the cat) denotes a London hallmark from 1821 onwards.

A small lower case q represents a date and could be one of the following (and it depends on the type of script):

1871
1911
1931 - this is my bet for the style of the ring.
1971

Have a look at this website and see if you can match the typeface

http://www.horologia.co.uk/hallmarks2.html

The way the edge of the table has abraded suggests it's a synthetic stone but it's very difficult to tell. If you take it in to a local jeweller they should be able to test to see if it's a real or synthetic gemstone.

 

[kimkaler]

thanks for all of your help!

 

[Pandora II]

I''m going to hazard a guess that it''s a garnet topped doublet.