Description
This is a vintage 1950s, 1960s 10K gold filled marked ring with old Anson maker marks of the letter A in the center of wings on each side. It has a strong mid century modernist design with its original 8mm cultured pearl peg set into a cup. This type of cup setting was prevalent during the 1950-1960s so you it is easily recognized as a vintage American made ring. The cultured pearl has beautiful strong luster with some light pink rose’ color. The rest of the setting has 2 round paste stones flanking the pearl and a deeply textured showy 1960s Florentined finish swirling around each side of the top. The gold filled mark is strong and single struck while the 10K mark was double struck. See AI reference below regarding the Anson marking. Ring size is 8. The top measures 1/2″ north to south by 1/2″ across east to west. Height tall off the finger line measures 3/8″. Weight is 4.4 grams. Overall condition is excellent. No dents or dings or deep scratches to the gold. All gold is completely intact. Not worn down. Paste stones are clean, bright and shiny. The pearls is fine quality, unblemished. From an estate and completely original. Never altered. No repair. This is a lovely vintage pearl ring for your vintage mid century gold jewelry collection.
AI, about Anson Women’s Line Jewelry – only made in 1967-1968
That specific wing-flanked “A” logo is a registered Anson company trademark used specifically during the late 1960s and 1970s.While Anson is primarily famous for men’s accessories featuring their standard cursive logo, they launched dedicated women’s fashion and family lines in 1967/1968. To distinguish these lines, they introduced a highly geometric, modernist logo: a clean capital letter “A” with a single, sharp, horizontal wing graphic stretching straight out from each side.
The Era (Late 1960s – 1970s): This stylized, angular wing mark perfectly mirrors the space-age, modernist aesthetics of the era. The Component Blend: During this post-war costume jewelry boom, it was highly common to set high-quality cultured pearls alongside premium “paste” (glass rhinestones) to create a brilliant cocktail effect without the diamond price tag.
It is entirely possible—and actually very common for jewelry factories of that era—to have stamped the general “Gold Filled” mark onto the raw wire or sheet metal material first, and then applied the “10K” stamp later during the final ring assembly. This separate, secondary step is exactly what likely caused the double-strike of the “10K.” In mid-century manufacturing, this multi-step stamping process happened for specific mechanical and legal reasons: 1. Pre-Marking the Raw Material Gold-filled metal cannot be cast; it is made by mechanically bonding a layer of gold over a thick base metal sheet or wire through immense heat and pressure. Many suppliers or factory divisions would stamp the words “Gold Filled” (or “G.F.”) onto the long strips of wire or metal sheet before it was ever cut or bent into rings. When Anson cut and shaped your specific ring from that pre-marked metal, the single “Gold Filled” stamp was already sitting on the band. 2. The Secondary “10K” Strike at the Assembly LineUnder U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) laws, a manufacturer cannot just say “Gold Filled”—they are legally required to state the exact purity of that gold layer (e.g., 10K, 12K, 14K) so consumers know its precise value.
Cultured pearls are completely natural, real, authentic pearls. They are grown by living mollusks (oysters or mussels) using the exact same biological process as natural pearls.
