The "925" indicates it's real sterling silver, but I have no idea what the other symbol is.

Everyone uses the 925 mark to indicate sterling silver. I don't recognize the other mark, but it looks like a duck with one boxing glove and a lollipop.

In 1973 they made the 925 a standard mark for silver. It could be used earlier tho. I can't make out the makers mark.....? I'll look around a bit....

Sorry, I should have mentioned that I know about the 925; it's the other mark I haven't ID'd. I've checked lists of jewelry makers' marks, but haven't seen anything like it.

Maybe if you show the ring, it could narrow down the search?

It looks a little like a knight's helmet and shield. Hard to tell.

Here's a quick snapshot of the ring, in case it helps. The stone looks like lapis.

Kinda looks like Mickey Mouse ears. Lol.

It looks like a poodle!

Sephia, I thought it looked like a poodle too! A friend thought it looked like a spouting whale. I could see that after she said it, but I still think it looks like a poodle. :-)

Do you know where the ring was made? This site might be of help if you do: Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks

The ring has a southwestern look. If so you may never find the marks origin since there are many makers who use marks but do not register them. You might want to post over in Antiques and Collectables. Try taking pictures from other angles to see if you can get a clearer picture.

I think it looks like a Mortar and pestle. Which can be associated with medical. But I have no idea what it actually is.

The cup part is the mortar which looks like it has a round knoby handle. The pestle is standing up in the mortar.

Looks similar to one on this site. The first one before the B.

http://www.silvercollection.it/englishsilvermarksXG.html

The stone is Lapis. Beautiful ring! Do you know the size? Humm I really like it!

I see a poodle, yet I also see a Berenstain Bear character in profile over a boxing glove!

I saw a knight’s helmet and shield, too!

I see a bear with a honey pot and a spoon. This is like what does that cloud look like.

I checked Ebay to see what the silver lapis ring market looks like. There are tons of rings made in Afghanistan that look very similar. A big stone like yours might fetch $15-$20 including shipping. It's "not" a fast moving market. Christmas shoppers might change that.

Sorry. I found no matches for the makers mark. At first glance I thought it looked like a person and an anvil. JMO

As maifleur said, ask on the antiques forum.

I'm laughing at the range of possible images, but I'm also appreciating all your comments! I belong to a jewelry sellers/collectors Facebook group, and I asked there too but got only one response so far. Once again, we can count on the KT.

Nicole, that's about what I thought it would bring, although I planned to add $4 for First Class shipping. It's a pretty ring, and looks beautiful on the hand. Raven, it's size 7.5. Most of the rings I inherited last year are larger. Your "mortar and pestle" enlargement of the mark confirmed poodle for me. LOL

Bookwoman, the ring was made in China, as so much jewelry is made today. Thank you for the link. I've tried to use that website before, and maybe I don't know what I'm doing but I find it overwhelming. Much of it seems to cover non-jewelry items--silver objects such as serving pieces, candlesticks, etc. But there are probably links to jewelry sites in there too, and I just haven't uncovered them.

I sold a number of pieces last year, but then I got shingles. I suspect the two are related, as the closeup photography of small items was a strain on my neck and the nerve that was involved in the shingles. I took a long break from the selling, but now I'm back at it. And my neck and arm hurt again, so I'm going to have to figure out what i can do about my photography ergonomics.

I think the mark looks like a bird.

It's a very pretty ring.

Oh darn I seriously would have bought it but it definitely wouldn't fit me.

I love lapis and turquoise. I had a fairly large collection of jewelry in both which was unfortunately lost in the flood. I pick up nice pieces occasionally.

Wow. The enlargement that Raven posted has me convinced that the design is a mother cat looking at either a yarn ball or a baby kitten, with another baby kitten above her with a paw lifted.

(Edited to add photo)

Just a tiny bit of information about silver made in Great Britain. There is always more than one stamp. Normally the country stamp, England, Scotland, Ireland, then a city mark, and a makers mark. The ring lacks two of those.

As far as the size the original picture appears to show what I learned in my jewelry making class used to be called a "splash mark" on the top edge. It may only be a reflection of the lighting but after a ring is sized new metal is placed over the repaired area. This happens when it is downsized. Upsized depending on the metal and the amount of enlarging can have metal inserted or just stretched by putting it on a sizing rod. A good resizing should be smooth.

Alisande - are you sure this post isn't some kind of psychological quiz along the lines of a Rorschach test?

I see the boxing glove but have no clue what that thing is above it.

LOL That's right, Maire_Cate, and we all either passed or failed the psychological quiz--I'm not sure which. :-)

Maifleur, whatever you spotted in the photo must be a result of the lighting. I didn't use my normal lighting setup for either picture; I just snapped them on a white piece of paper at my desk. The ring is completely smooth inside and out. Unlike most of the rest of the jewelry, there's no obvious sign that it has been worn. As I mentioned above, the ring was made in China. The China stamp is farther along inside the band.

I'm sorry it won't fit you, Raven. It does fit me, and the more I look at it on my hand the more I'm tempted to keep it. It would be an easier decision without the pandemic. Since I don't go anywhere these days, I haven't been wearing any jewelry.

On second thought, I wore it for a few minutes at my desk and it's just loose enough to turn on my finger. This means a) it'll drive me nuts, and/or b) I'll likely bang it into something and damage it. So back on the selling block it goes. :-)

Despite your excellent diagram, Lindsey, I just don't see what you're seeing. But I brought what I think are better photos of the mark. Click to enlarge as usual.

A dragon?

I'd love to sit on a grassy hill side with all of you on a spring day watching the big white fluffy clouds and asking one another what those clouds look like.

Wow, Mystery solved is right! Thanks for the update. You just never know when the pieces will all fall together!! Very cool. Did you find out about the value of the ring?

I looked at Victoria Wieck rings--both sold and unsold, and the prices are all over the place. So it's hard to say for sure, but I'm guessing mine is worth somewhere in the $80-100 range. A very similar one is listed on Poshmark for $135, but it's described as having yellow sapphires. I don't see any, but what do I know? LOL