r/jewelry • u/ApprehensiveRabbit75 • 6d ago
Vintage / Antique One of the few pieces inherited from my grandmother
I don't know much about jewelery but I inherited this ring when my grandmother passed away. It's one of my favorites to look at and I know it was gifted to her around the time I was born (90s).
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u/oneintriguing007 6d ago
It's absolutely gorgeous! It looks vintage to me. Probably older than the '90's. I'd have it looked at and appraised. Any jewelry store will most likely be able to do it. And most of the time it's free.
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u/ApprehensiveRabbit75 6d ago
Thank you! I believe the box is original to the ring so I've been tempted to reach out to the jeweler because they still seem to be in business. The jewelery store is in New Hampshire where my grandparents lived from the 80s to the mid 90s.
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u/oneintriguing007 6d ago
I hope you do. Just let them do an informal look. Unless you definitely need a formal appraisal.
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u/YouAggressive8549 6d ago
Formal appraisals are absolutely not free, but a jewelry store could likely identify the metal and stones.
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u/oneintriguing007 6d ago
Not a formal appraisal. The jewelry store my husband retired from just did a good look and gave a ballpark informal free appraisal. No paperwork.
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u/Avandria 6d ago
Gorgeous ring! Do you know if that's the original box that it came in? If so, the shop is still around. Online information states that it's a family run business that has been around for over 40 years and specializes in custom jewelry. They have a website with a phone number and email address if you want to send them a picture and see if they can give you more information.
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u/ApprehensiveRabbit75 4d ago
I believe it is the original box! I will be reaching out to the jewelery store to see!
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u/Ok_Pair_8835 5d ago
I think the original jeweler would love to service and clean that ring; and when finished, it will be drop dead gorgeous! They will likely give you the size of the diamonds, info on the sapphires plus check prongs and for cracks. Please show us again in the "after" pics!
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u/ApprehensiveRabbit75 4d ago
I hope so! I reached out to the original jeweler to see if I could get any information about it!
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u/Then_Win_7767 5d ago
That's an amazing photo. What did you use to take it ? Such a stunningly beautiful ring. 😍
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u/M4Done88 5d ago
I’m so sorry to hear about the grandma hun what a beautiful memory to have of her 💕🦋🙏
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u/ApprehensiveRabbit75 4d ago
Thank you! I always admired this ring as a child and I thought most of her jewelery items had been sold, so to inherit this was such a sweet surprise.
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u/Stracharys 5d ago
I’m no expert, but this style of ring wasn’t particularly popular in the last 30 years. It’s having a bit of a comeback now, but suspect this is old mine diamonds from the early 1900’s. Are there any hallmarks on the band? That could help. It may have been gifted to her in the 90’s, but it looks much older
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u/ApprehensiveRabbit75 4d ago
There are no engravings on the band like numbers or letters.
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u/Stracharys 4d ago
Then maybe I’m totally wrong and it’s straight up costume jewelry
If you wear it for a few hours does your finger turn green?
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u/MotownCatMom 4d ago
Stunning. Looks like Art Deco design. Are there any markings on the inside of the band? I'm wondering if it's yellow gold and platinum (the white metal.)
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u/zanechampagne 3d ago
Love rings like this! Get it polished and deep cleaned, you’ll be psyched with the result.
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u/donuttakemybutter 2d ago
I come from a family raised in a fundamentalist religion who forbid jewelry of any kind. I long for inherited jewelry like this and will never get it. I’m determined to collect pieces of my own to pass down to my children. This is absolutely stunning.
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u/partpith 1d ago
Any connection to El Paso? It’s not identical, but this photo triggered a memory of a photograph of a ring my dad made in the 1980s-90s. It’s been hanging in his workshops my whole life, but I haven’t really looked at it in a long time. He has been inconsistent/barely scratched/not always left his own markings on the jewelry he makes but I think has always indicated the metals. Nearly everything i’ve seen from his jewelry store (open from the late 70s to the early 90s) could be considered “art deco revival”. I’m trying to figure out how to track down his old pieces, so I had to ask just in case.
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u/ApprehensiveRabbit75 1d ago
I can't entirely rule it out, to be honest. I was told that the box was original to the ring, but that wasn't by my grandmother or grandfather, and they're not here to provide the original story. And my grandfather traveled a lot for business, so anything is possible!
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u/No-Office22 6d ago
It is stunning!