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LOT 0693

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,089

MEDIEVAL GOLD 'EN AN BUN' INSCRIBED POSY RING
15TH-16TH CENTURY AD
3/4" (2.22 grams, 18mm overall, 17.67mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.48, Japan 15)).

A slightly concave-section hoop with three engraved fronds and interstitial blackletter text 'en an bun' (good luck or a good year).

PROVENANCE:
Property of a Suffolk lady; formerly in the Deago collection, by descent from the vendor's mother.

CONDITION