Old ring I found has me stumped

[Chuggin along]

Hey everyone I found an old ring it weighs 10.3 grams I don't no how to add a pic of it it has a wheat sheaf symbol very similar to the old miners rings its brass dipped in gold pretty sure and stamped inside Australia any help please the site or old hut was built 1850's

 

[grubstake]

Without clear pictures its pretty hard to make any worthwhile comments. What is it that you're hoping to find out about it?

 

[Wally69]

Pictures need to be resized to upload - try an image resizing programme

 

[goody2shoes]

Need 10 post up first

Goody

 

[grubstake]

Wheatsheaf ring designs go as far back as the Romans and the Vikings!

Google thinks some of these are wheatsheaf rings - do any look like yours?:

https://tinyurl.com/yb2rnmw8

 

[Chuggin along]

 

[Chuggin along]

I just put pics up I was just wondering if anyone has seen similar ring please its in amazing condition I have had a jeweller look at it he said its brass dipped in gold but I'm not sure its 10.3 grams

 

[Smoky bandit]

Nice find Chugg .
Definitely been gilded.

 

[Chuggin along]

Thanks smoky gilded that's another thing to look up was told it dates very early 1800's

 

[grubstake]

Wow, that's certainly a big, bold design and it's inside a shield too!

I wonder if it could be an Australian Masonic emblem? I can find online references to a Wheatsheaf Masonic Lodge in Cheshire in the UK, but that ring is very clearly local, so I don't know whether there could be a connection.

https://freemasonrymatters.co.uk/tag/wheatsheaf-lodge-no-9170/
https://www.facebook.com/Provinceof...ing-theme-lodge-of-cheshire-/674270919366962/

 

[Chuggin along]

Thanks grubstake its a signet ring design I notice its very similar to a Ballarat miners ring but I can't look it up says its not a safe site haha its Victoria museum but being the wheat sheaf symbol could mean a lot. The man who owned it had a huge wheat farm in NSW and would transport wheat and barley to Sydney on horse and cart being convict may have been given it they wouldn't want him having pure gold my pops brother said they often gave convicts brass dipped jewellery and they would get into trouble selling it finding out its just brass but either way its very unique find and Australia inside the band never seen that before

 

[Chuggin along]

I found this very similar in looks as I mean gilding but this dates 1600 to 1750 I'd say mine would be a little newer maybe 1790 to 1880 as the hut was destroyed by huge fire in 1887