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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 318730, member: 5833&quot;]Hello barronvon, &amp; welcome.&nbsp;&nbsp; I looked through the photos &amp; comments for the ring&#039;s own thread &amp; do not see anything I disagree with.&nbsp; Think it is overall quite a nice &amp; somewhat unusual ring.&nbsp; Tiger&#039;s eye cameo rings with a generic Trojan War hero type are pretty common when described that way.&nbsp; But the carving is better than average, with good relief &amp; definition.&nbsp; Clutteredcloset is right that the use of the shield shaped blank for a figure rather than a crest, &amp; in this orientation, makes this stand out, as do the asymmetrical design with the lone stone, which you will need to have tested to get any good approximation of value.&nbsp; I&#039;m inclined to think it is genuine as it is not improbably large &amp; has been set to allow light through.&nbsp; I do or don&#039;t see the stone being held in the mouth/beak of something, depending on which photo I look at.</p><p><br /></p><p>Agree with Any Jewelry that the diamond shaped mark indicates the maker &amp; probably American; additional research may turn up who.&nbsp; Am I correct that there is something above the battleaxe-looking thing?&nbsp; Maybe a swan or a goose?</p><p><br /></p><p>I am glad to hear that you wear it with no immediate plans to sell.&nbsp; Your primary question was about value.&nbsp; First, you need to know about the stone, as a diamond of any size has its own value independently of the rest of the piece.&nbsp; Once you are able to describe the ring accurately &amp; completely, the best way to ascertain current value is to search on line, particularly eBay &amp; similar, for other similar things that have been <i>sold</i>.&nbsp; Do not be misled by asking prices or reports of professional appraisals, which have typically been made &#039;for insurance purposes&#039; &amp; are highly inflated.</p><p><br /></p><p>The ring&#039;s greatest value is one that cannot be quantified in dollars: it is that it has been handed down now for several generations.&nbsp; It would be nice if it continued to move through time remaining in hands &amp; on fingers for which it is a treasure.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":writer:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie92" alt=":turtle:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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