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- Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:36 pm
- Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
- Topic: Identifying my Great Grandfathers Old Russian/Lithuanian Ring
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Re: Identifying my Great Grandfathers Old Russian/Lithuanian Ring
Thank you both for your answers. I agree i love the rose gold color and will not do anything to it. I did a bit of google research on Yakov Lyapunov and am seeing information saying that he was "An Extremely Important Imperial Russian Assayer In Saint Petersburg Who Assayed Many of Faberges Imp...
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 6:36 pm
- Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
- Topic: Identifying my Great Grandfathers Old Russian/Lithuanian Ring
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Re: Identifying my Great Grandfathers Old Russian/Lithuanian Ring
Thank you so much for all the information. I am so happy to know the history behind this heirloom. Last question: if I were to wear it, would you recommend getting it re gilded or re plated with gold? Or do you think it would be fine as rose gold. Is it just a color preference or are there physical ...
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 2:32 pm
- Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
- Topic: Identifying my Great Grandfathers Old Russian/Lithuanian Ring
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Re: Identifying my Great Grandfathers Old Russian/Lithuanian Ring
Hi thanks so much for the response. When I inherited the ring it was gold colored. I took it to a jeweler to get it resized so I could wear it (made it one size smaller) and when he heated it up it changed color to a rose color. He told me that he believed it was actually rose gold and that it had b...
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 11:33 am
- Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
- Topic: Identifying my Great Grandfathers Old Russian/Lithuanian Ring
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Identifying my Great Grandfathers Old Russian/Lithuanian Ring
Hi all, I inherited my great grandfather's rose gold wedding band. He came to the United States from Lithuania (which was controlled by Russia) in 1909. He lived in Southwestern Lithuania near Poland. The ring has a 56 russian kokoshnik marking with the left facing head which according to informatio...