🥇 BANNER Amazing old gold ring!

[Ramsundi]

Okay guys, I don't even have words anymore... I found something crazy yesterday, I don't know yet for sure how old this gold ring is but my best estimate is 17th or 18th century. Here are the pics:





And here is link for the video. Video is in Finnish but you can still see better those details in ring and you can see and feel my excitement when I found it

 

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[CRUSADER]

I agree with you, a good chance it's 17th C.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Beautiful ring! The scroll work is stunning. I'd like to know how they made the background black. I've never seen that treatment on gold before. Gary

 

[pepperj]

OH POIKA! Mikä kaunis kultasormus elpyminen. Onnittelut.
Onko tuo musta emali korostuksia renkaassa?
OH BOY! What a beautiful gold ring recovery. Congrats.
Is that black enamel highlights on the ring?

 

[bologna321]

beautiful ring.

 

[brianc053]

Beautiful ring Ramsundi! That black inlay is very pretty.

I agree with you, a good chance it's 17th C.

Crusader, I don't know anything about figuring out the age of rings and jewelry. Can you pass on a little knowledge please on what leads you to believe it's 17th century?

 

[Red-Coat]

Beautiful ring! The scroll work is stunning. I'd like to know how they made the background black. I've never seen that treatment on gold before. Gary

What a beautiful ring!

I suspect this is gold 'niello'. It's a a technique developed in antiquity that saw a revival in the Roman period, was highly popular during the Renaissance in Europe and was still being used in Victorian times. After engraving, a paste containing a mixture of powdered sulphur, copper, silver, and lead (with variations on that composition) was rubbed into the relief areas of the piece and then heated at a temperature lower than the melting point for the gold. Sometimes in an open flame. The niello fused into a black enamel-like coating and was polished back to leave a contrasting 'inlay' to the gold. Enamelling ultimately replaced the niello technique because enamels were easier to work with and produced a wider range of colours.

 

[billb]

Well Done indeed voting Banner..Congratulations

 

[against the wind]

Always nice to come home with Gold,,
Congratulations

 

[pepperj]

Okay guys, I don't even have words anymore... I found something crazy yesterday, I don't know yet for sure how old this gold ring is but my best estimate is 17th or 18th century. Here are the pics:



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And here is link for the video. Video is in Finnish but you can still see better those details in ring and you can see and feel my excitement when I found it

What is the engaging say on the inside of the band-translation?
That alone in the written script tell the era it was made.
Banner find-for sure!

 

[islamoradamark]

Very nice looking ring

 

[islamoradamark]

Red-Coat Want to thank you for that detailed description of how they mixed different metals together to get that beautiful design on that ring I learned alot today thats amazing

 

[erfranks]

Great Find!!

 

[Red-Coat]

Red-Coat Want to thank you for that detailed description of how they mixed different metals together to get that beautiful design on that ring I learned alot today thats amazing

You're welcome. I could be wrong of course. This is typical niello work on the shank of a c.17th Century signet ring.

 

[the_mad_cladder]

Wow That’s awesome. Good job!

 

[jewelerguy]

beautiful, and very old. congrats!

 

[CRUSADER]

Beautiful ring Ramsundi! That black inlay is very pretty.



Crusader, I don't know anything about figuring out the age of rings and jewelry. Can you pass on a little knowledge please on what leads you to believe it's 17th century?

Firstly the purity of the gold.
The niello workmanship.
Plus experience.

 

[oldmxrat]

Wow, absolute beauty! Banner vote in!

 

[xr7ator]

Wonderful band of yellow goodness! That's gotta be 22k or better. Congratulations on a fantastic find!

 

[Eastcoasthunter21]

Very very nice.