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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 2169582, member: 111&quot;]Have seen similar rings set with pearls and turquoise, as well as other gems, in catalogs into the early 20th century - would guess rather than a &#039;retro look&#039;, it was a style that continued to be produced because it was pretty.&nbsp; Other similar rings can also be found with British hallmarks like these, so dating no earlier than 1854, and well past that - still not really seeing any problem with 1877 dating of this ring.&nbsp; It does look to have some damaged bits, and wonder about what appears to be a hole behind the turquoise - perhaps a transparent stone was replaced?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some similar 10K pearl and turquoise rings from an 1892 American retailer&#039;s catalog:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]253127[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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