Help identify this Pearl Ring
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I bought the ring from an antique shop for 500 euros...That's the story.Sorry
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I would have the diamonds tested; they appear pretty dirty and cleaning them properly will be difficult because you don't want to damage the pearl. The pearl appears to me to be a South Sea, slightly off round-perhaps an 11-13mm. The coloring on the photo makes it look more silvery...which could be Tahitian or South Sea...but the shape looks South Sea to me. Based on the filagree design of the ring and 18K gold content, that dates the design, and possibility also makes me lean toward it being South Sea. How large is the pearl, do you know? 18K with that design...purchased at a vintage/antique shop, I'm guessing it would put this ring 1920-1950's. (Although, modern jewelry manufacturers still produce rings with this design.)
I've seen rings like yours on EBay but they are usually in the $750-$1500 range depending on the weight of the ring, size of the pearl, damage to the pearl (from wear), and quality of the setting. Most of the settings are custom, as was done in that era. If you paid 500 euros, you did well. If you purchased to resell the ring, you need to have a jeweler remove the pearl, get the setting cleaned, buffed, and the jeweler can then look at the diamonds and determine if they are the old Euro cut, or the more modern cut. That will also help date the ring. Old Euro cut is unique to a specific time period. Once the pearl is removed, you could do a little more testing on it to determine if it is South Sea.
I've had my jeweler remove pearls from several pearl pieces so that I could have the gold/diamonds properly reset/fixed, cleaned and polished. They are able to soak the pearls to release that hard yellow glue with a special solvent that doesn't damage the pearl. The ring can then be properly cleaned, the gold prongs checked for stability (they can get damaged or brittle with age and risk loosing a diamond), and re-polished to a "brand new" luster. At that point the pearl can be re-glued onto the ring. It will look "Vintage New."
If you plan on keeping the ring, I'm with Pattye, enjoy wearing it!
I've seen rings like yours on EBay but they are usually in the $750-$1500 range depending on the weight of the ring, size of the pearl, damage to the pearl (from wear), and quality of the setting. Most of the settings are custom, as was done in that era. If you paid 500 euros, you did well. If you purchased to resell the ring, you need to have a jeweler remove the pearl, get the setting cleaned, buffed, and the jeweler can then look at the diamonds and determine if they are the old Euro cut, or the more modern cut. That will also help date the ring. Old Euro cut is unique to a specific time period. Once the pearl is removed, you could do a little more testing on it to determine if it is South Sea.
I've had my jeweler remove pearls from several pearl pieces so that I could have the gold/diamonds properly reset/fixed, cleaned and polished. They are able to soak the pearls to release that hard yellow glue with a special solvent that doesn't damage the pearl. The ring can then be properly cleaned, the gold prongs checked for stability (they can get damaged or brittle with age and risk loosing a diamond), and re-polished to a "brand new" luster. At that point the pearl can be re-glued onto the ring. It will look "Vintage New."
If you plan on keeping the ring, I'm with Pattye, enjoy wearing it!
Hello, I am not selling and have never sold, the pearl is about 12mm
Diamonds are old euro cut...If you can guess the age from this picture.
