Signet ring - 22 kt. Yellow gold - Chester
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Edwardian signet ring in 22 karat yellow gold, made in Chester, United Kingdom by John Gammage, weighing 8 g, size EU 70 / US 13, in excellent condition with no laboratory report.
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Description from the seller
Edwardian signet ring in 22 karat gold, 7.96 g, made by John Gammage of Chester in 1896.
The ring was resized at some point making it larger. The band is 6mm wide.
I contacted the family of the maker of the ring and received this back from them.
“Hi Esther,
Many thanks for your email. I can confirm that your ring was made by John Gammage, my wife's G-G-Greatgrandfather, hallmarked in Chester in 1898, five years before the firm of LW&G was founded in 1903. From my family history point of view it's great to see something still in circulation in such good condition and with a clear hallmark. I regret that I have no records to provide any further information (we would need a warehouse far larger than our current workshop to hold 120+ years of paperwork), but John Gammage was a versatile jeweller who made many different products and I have seen rings like this before.
I would guess that the shield may have been designed to be engraved with part of a heraldic crest, or just with initials, something we currently specialise in, but that it was never engraved.
I regularly get emails like this from all around the world, for a long running family business like LW&G it is gratifying to be contacted with queries like this, your email is much appreciated.
Best wishes”
Edwardian signet ring in 22 karat gold, 7.96 g, made by John Gammage of Chester in 1896.
The ring was resized at some point making it larger. The band is 6mm wide.
I contacted the family of the maker of the ring and received this back from them.
“Hi Esther,
Many thanks for your email. I can confirm that your ring was made by John Gammage, my wife's G-G-Greatgrandfather, hallmarked in Chester in 1898, five years before the firm of LW&G was founded in 1903. From my family history point of view it's great to see something still in circulation in such good condition and with a clear hallmark. I regret that I have no records to provide any further information (we would need a warehouse far larger than our current workshop to hold 120+ years of paperwork), but John Gammage was a versatile jeweller who made many different products and I have seen rings like this before.
I would guess that the shield may have been designed to be engraved with part of a heraldic crest, or just with initials, something we currently specialise in, but that it was never engraved.
I regularly get emails like this from all around the world, for a long running family business like LW&G it is gratifying to be contacted with queries like this, your email is much appreciated.
Best wishes”
Details
Era
1400-1900
Laboratory report
No laboratory report
Style
Edwardian
Estimated period
1850-1900
Metal
Yellow gold
Brand jewellery
No
Fineness
22 kt.
Total weight
8 g
Condition
Excellent condition - barely used with minimal signs of wear
Gender
Men
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Title additional information
Chester
Ring size
70 (EU) / 30 (IT) / 13 (US)
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