Need help identifying this ring. Could it be a sapphire or Citrine? Do you know what the marking 23.19 means?
This looks like yellow sapphire.
23.19 mark refers to number of Karats (proportion of gold in an alloy, out of 24 parts).
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Can anyone help me identify this mark on the inside of the ring?
Thanks so much.
Thanks bunches for the additional photos.
Do you know any history on the piece? The mark is not familiar.
Why I wanted to see it is to determine the style and the era, which may lead to the designer.
The piece appears to be an Art Nouveau design. If it is an original era piece you could have something of a nice value on your hands (literally if you wear it)!
Art Nouveau was all about enamel (which it looks like the center of your ring is--if it is plastic it is in the style of AN, and most likely not original. If it is Bakelite, it could be a later AN piece from the 1950s), and unusual trims and designs like yours has.
To back up for a second, Art Nouveau was a style popular 1890 to 1910 and then imitated many years to follow.
Has it been tested for gold or silver?
Since this is such an unusual piece (if it is not an old piece, it is a very well designed remake has it has a lot of the patina one would expect to see on an old piece--the dullness of the enamel, the dullness of the gold and trim for example.
To me it does not have the "shiny" that a newer piece would exhibit which is why it really piques my interest.
My best suggestion would be to find a reputable jewelry store that specializes in estate pieces and/vintage pieces. They may know the maker right off the top.
They can help you value it for your market also as like most things being resold, value is regional and supply and demand driven.
If you do not have a dealer nearby, you could find an Art Nouveau jewelry group on Facebook and put it out there for them to look. Be sure to follow the rules of any group you join. Some are quite fussy!
Where I am, true Art Nouveau rings and jewelry pieces are in moderately high demand and in some markets can fetch nice amounts.
Please post back what you learn!!
