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LOT 634
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,495
POST MEDIEVAL 'CONTINEW CONSTANT' GOLD POSY RING
(Gold, 6.64 grams, 21 mm external diameter. (Approximate size UK M, USA 6¼, Europe 13.0, Japan 12).).
(Gold, 6.64 grams, 21 mm external diameter. (Approximate size UK M, USA 6¼, Europe 13.0, Japan 12).).
Circa 18th century AD. A heavy finger ring with a plain D-section hoop; engraved internally in a fine italic hand 'Continew constant' with 'long s'; a maker's mark comprising a capital 'E' within a heater shield.
PROVENANCE:
From an old English collection.
LITERATURE:
Evans, J. English Posies and Posy Rings.
