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Collectables => Jewellery => Topic started by: keith on January 22, 2016, 06:44:31 PM

Title: Posy ring ?
Post by: keith on January 22, 2016, 06:44:31 PM
My better half picked this up today, inscribed 'Where hearts are God will be' does anyone think this might be old and could they be amethysts ? lots of wear but no hall marks, ;D
Title: Re: Posy ring ?
Post by: user9318 on January 23, 2016, 06:41:44 AM
The certainly look like amethysts to me.
Title: Re: Posy ring ?
Post by: keith on January 23, 2016, 05:14:51 PM
Ta, she will be pleased, ;D ;D
Title: Re: Posy ring ?
Post by: Anne on January 23, 2016, 05:50:19 PM
You can get jewellery tested to see if it's a precious metal or not, Keith.  Either get a kit and do it yourself (NB dangerous chemicals are involved so take care if you go down this route), or (safer option) pop into a friendly local jeweller and ask them to take a look.  They can also confirm if the stones are amethysts.

There's an interesting summary of poesy / posy rings here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fordingtondorset/Files/Glossaryposyrings.html (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fordingtondorset/Files/Glossaryposyrings.html)
Title: Re: Posy ring ?
Post by: Anne on January 23, 2016, 05:53:42 PM
Also, I found an interesting report of a posy ring find here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2795385/my-precious-solid-gold-ring-inscription-similar-one-lord-rings-farmer-s-field.html
Title: Re: Posy ring ?
Post by: keith on January 24, 2016, 12:08:29 AM
Thanks Anne, not sure it's that old but I'll pop in the local jewellers and see what they say,  ;D ;D