Antique 15ct Rose Gold Sovereign Case - Birmingham 1901 - By Alfred Wigley which is a lovely dedication

which is a lovely dedication

videos and description can not do this ring justice… Opals are notoriously hard to photograph ( and we are not photographers

almost floral and petal in design

Hallmarks very clear and crisp

Albert chains are usually made of silver or gold

Antique 15ct Rose Gold Sovereign Case - Birmingham 1901 - By Alfred Wigley which is a lovely dedicationCrafted in 1901 in Birmingham by Alfred Wigley Terrace road Birmingham, from 15ct rose gold and hallmarked to the inside of the case as such. Interestingly the spring loaded platform for the sovereigns and its associated rim are also hallmarked for Birmingham but in 9ct gold and stamped as such. Two possibilities exist, one, it was crafted this way, or two, the most likely is that this inner section may have been replaced sometime in the last 121