A row of pearls appears with the word "memory" split in half. This must have been one of the many mass-produced rings made in the English city of Chester at the end of the 19th century; hallmarks tell us it was produced in 1895. To personalize it, you would have added a loved one's braided hair to the locket on the interior of the band. It's empty now.
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- Materials
15k gold (marked), 5 seed pearls of graduated sizes
- Age
Chester assay mark for 1895
- Condition
Very good - surface wear commensurate with age and use; locket space on the underside of the head is empty and missing its glass face but would have originally held braided hair
- Size
7, can be resized but note that resizing may result in damage or loss to the hallmarks; 8mm head, 2.9mm shank
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1837 — 1901
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