Topic: Paul Ysart Stones - Caithness jewellery

[orangeglass]

For Erhard - it is a ring.

[orangeglass]

As the picture isn't to great I'll try and describe the  cross cane detail:

The cane is not exactly circular - it looks seven- sided - outer sheath of white, blue inner (like a wedgewood blue) white cross with a central cane of black with a zig-zaggy white pattern just inside that, then a white 6 sided star, inside that a possible red hexagon and finally a central something that is too tiny to make out!

does this help at all! 

[w8happiness]

thank you and wow- what a terrific ring!

Still I am more into a PMcD cane (with the cross) than a Paul Ysart cane-
 maybe Roy has evidence of this cane? -     

Kind regards Erhard

[KevinH]

I think Erhard is on the right track. I have an identical style ring, also hallmarked for London, but date 1972. It has what I believe is a PY stone and this sits very neatly in the setting.

When I look closely at the setting of the stone in the questioned item, it does not sit as neatly as my example but seems to show a gap or ridge (?) between the edge of the stone and the metal. So yes, it may well be a replacement.

As for the question of whether a stone could have both PY and PH elements - in theory it could be possible ... but I think it would not have happened.

[orangeglass]

Ahh - someone could have lost or damaged the original stone and possibly sent it to or gone to Caithness to get a replacement stone put in at a later date. Makes sense!

thank you everyone

[orangeglass]

Just got confused with PH & PMcD - did the latter work at Caithness?

Yes - just looked it up!

[KevinH]

Peter McDougall was at Perthshire Paperweights until that company closed in 2002 and then he started his own business.

[orangeglass]

Only at Caithness since 2012..... I have emailed him asking him to take a look if possible.................... 

[w8happiness]

Hi,

just a little detail- the ring design is R 12, 1970 onwards on Scotlands Glass,

pls see: http://www.scotlandsglass.co.uk/cms/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=150&Itemid=6

Kind regards Erhard

[chopin-liszt]

Are there any artist's initials in the hallmark of the silver of the ring - it looks rather '70s and of a "designer" rather than a generic style to me.