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LOT 1959
Inscribed Gemstone
MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.54 grams, 21 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with five lines of dense caligraphic script. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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Reproduction Artefact Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including a ceramic monster-head with cabochon eyes and gilt detailing. 1 kg total, 8.8-23.2 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Tudor and Later Bronze and Other Artefact Collection
16th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Including tokens, bucke frames, crotal bells, musket balls, spoon and other items. 1.54 kg total, 1.3-12.2 cm
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
'The Burton Agnes' Tudor 'BE x TRV x TIL x DEATHE x AND x SO // SHAL x I' Gold Double Register Posy Ring
Circa 1550-1600 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Barrel-shaped hoop with scrolled panels to the outer face; inner face with legend in two tiered lines of seriffed capitals 'BE x TRV x TIL x DEATHE x AND x SO // SHAL x I' with final curlicue. 5.23 grams, 20.70 mm overall, 18.11 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in a garden in Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, on 8th January 2023, by Christopher Watson. Declared as treasure and disclaimed by the crown with Treasure reference no.2023 T41. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-7CD0D7. Accompanied by a copy of the report for H M Coroner no.2023 T41. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12442-225797.
The legend 'Be true til death and so shall I' is not recorded in that form in Evans's corpus (now nearly a century old), but variants such as 'Be true to me as I to thee' or Be true in heart till death depart' carry a similar sentiment.
