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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;poisson-rouge, post: 9540001, member: 27148&quot;]Found this little friend on ebay recently! First it looked very cute&nbsp; costume jewelry but a quick wipe shined it up remarkably. I&#039;m wondering if it isn&#039;t unmarked gold. Does it look familiar to anyone? </p><p><br /></p><p>The seller listed it as gold-plated but there&#039;s no fading in the gold despite apparent wear (many surface scratches). I&#039;ve seen a lot of untested gold listed as plated or gold tone because of missing hallmarks. The gems in the eyes are remarkably clear and sparkly, in a very fine hammer setting. The cut looks like round brilliant (not old cut) and they&#039;re slightly pink and irregular, though I don&#039;t have a good loupe just now to see very&nbsp; close. There&#039;s no hallmark or seam inside the band, but it does appear to have some marks from hand tooling. I&#039;m thinking it might be rolled or low karat gold from the 1920s-1930s? It could very well be modern, but it really does seem to be gold, not brass, and being unmarked wouldn&#039;t fit contemporary standards. I tried looking up antique and vintage ouroboros rings and find relatively few in differing styles, unlike the typical look of the cute, flat-faced little victorian/edwardian snake rings</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453422[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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