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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9440983, member: 2844"]Welcome, [USER=81389]@icespicefan[/USER] , that is a stunning ring.</p><p>Stylewise it is influenced by Western jewellery, the design is called "toi et moi", French for you and me. It was popular in the very early years of the 20th century, especially for engagement rings.</p><p>But the way the ring is made is very East Asian, as is the use of 24 carat gold.</p><p>Is the setting of the stones open at the back, can you see the stones on the inside of the ring, or is it closed?</p><p><br /></p><p>The Chinese characters are likely to be the maker's mark. If they are illegible, you'll probably never find the maker. But even without knowing the maker, the ring has value as it is.</p><p>If you are able to photograph the mark anyway, we could give it a shot.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have a UV light, shine it on those beautiful rubies. I suspect they are the highly sought after Burmese rubies, and if they are, they will light up very red in UV light. A small UV flashlight will suffice.</p><p>China imported jadeite jade and other precious stones from Burma, present day Myanmar, so Burmese rubies make sense.</p><p><br /></p><p>The combination of the origin, the desirable design, 24 carat, and possibly Burmese rubies mean it could be quite valuable.</p><p>We don't do values, but you could google 'antique Chinese gold ring', and you'll get an idea. I realize the ring is Manchurian, but that would be considered Chinese by most sellers.</p><p><br /></p><p>My husband was part-Manchurian btw, one of his ancestors migrated from Manchuria to Indonesia in search of a better future.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9440983, member: 2844"]Welcome, [USER=81389]@icespicefan[/USER] , that is a stunning ring. Stylewise it is influenced by Western jewellery, the design is called "toi et moi", French for you and me. It was popular in the very early years of the 20th century, especially for engagement rings. But the way the ring is made is very East Asian, as is the use of 24 carat gold. Is the setting of the stones open at the back, can you see the stones on the inside of the ring, or is it closed? The Chinese characters are likely to be the maker's mark. If they are illegible, you'll probably never find the maker. But even without knowing the maker, the ring has value as it is. If you are able to photograph the mark anyway, we could give it a shot. If you have a UV light, shine it on those beautiful rubies. I suspect they are the highly sought after Burmese rubies, and if they are, they will light up very red in UV light. A small UV flashlight will suffice. China imported jadeite jade and other precious stones from Burma, present day Myanmar, so Burmese rubies make sense. The combination of the origin, the desirable design, 24 carat, and possibly Burmese rubies mean it could be quite valuable. We don't do values, but you could google 'antique Chinese gold ring', and you'll get an idea. I realize the ring is Manchurian, but that would be considered Chinese by most sellers. My husband was part-Manchurian btw, one of his ancestors migrated from Manchuria to Indonesia in search of a better future.[/QUOTE]
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