A VICTORIAN SAPPHIRE SIGNET RING

A VICTORIAN SAPPHIRE SIGNET RINGThe oval sapphire panel carved with an oak tree out of a ducal coronet, the trunk penetrated with a saw, within a gold setting, unmarkedSize/dimensions: finger size OGross weight: 5.3 gramsCrest of the HAMILTON family, an extensive Scottish noble family of great antiquity at every level: Dukes, Marquesess, Earls, Viscounts, Barons, Chief of Clans, Lairds. A crest used extensively by most HAMILTON families. Condition Report: The shank has been sized- an insert has been put in, there is wear to the setting from being worn with another ring, a few small nibbles and light scratches to the sapphire, the foiling behind is in good condition considering age and use. The setting is in our opinion 15 carat gold +, however it has not been acid tested due to the destructive nature of the testing the setting.The sapphire measures approximately 7mm wide x approximately 8.5mm long (the depth cannot be measured der to the closed back setting).The blazon of the crest: out of a ducal coronet or, an oak tree fructed and penetrated transversely in the main stem by a frame-saw proper, the frame or.Condition Report Disclaimer