Collecting antique silver ring boxes is a hugely popular pass time for many antique collectors.
In the early 1900’s it was the trend of the day for fiancés to present their bride their engagement ring in monogrammed sterling silver ring box. The now antique silver ring boxes were in most cases made by the jewelry stores.
This is fact #1 about antique silver rings boxes. One of the best ways to tell a legitimate antique silver ring box is to look for the name of the manufacturer. In almost all cases this will be a high end jewelry stores, which is easily searched on the web.
Birks jewelry store was one of the most popular makers of antique silver ring boxes at the time.
Now, these antique silver in boxes were produced as early as 1880 and as late as 1950. So, in comes little fact number two to keep in mind. Antique silver ring boxes were produced in America, Canada, England, and throughout Europe.
For the antique silver ring box collector, this means when researching the manufacture of the silver ring box in question, you can not limit your search to American jewelry companies only.
There are so many styles of antique silver ring boxes produced, which is what make collecting them so much fun, well that and the hunt. Many high end jewelry companies produced over twenty different styles of silver ring boxes. Collecting all of the different styles of silver ring boxes produced by one companies is a lofty goal, which many aspire to.
Now, on to fact number four. By the way, the fact that some companies produced as many as 20 or more styles of silver ring boxes was fact number three. Anyway, you many stumble across some legitimate antique silver ring boxes that are simply not engraved.
If you see no initial or name engraved on the antique silver ring box, this is not necessarily a sign of a fraud or fake. Because some companies produced so many styles of silver ring boxes and because they were so popular, they often were given for other occasions than just simply engagements and proposals.
If you find and antique silver ring box without initials, it most likely could has been given for a birthday, a spur of the moment gift, or even a Christmas gift. Don’t kept the lack of initials deter you from purchasing an authentic antique silver ring box.
Finally, tip number five for those of you starting to collect antique silver ring boxes. Most collectors of antique silver ring boxes value silver boxes that have the most ornate details and craftsmanship. When the silver ring box was made, the more elaborate the details, the most costly the box.
Of course you should collect the antique silver ring boxes that speak to you, but it is always good to know what others are looking for.
