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LOT 0353
Large Post Medieval 'Providence Divine Hath Made Thee Mine' Gold Posy Ring
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.12 grams, 22.51 mm overall, 19.59 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
D-shaped in section with minuscule italic inscription to inner face 'prouidence deuien hath made thee mine'.
ProvenanceFrom a collection which predates 1982.
Property of a Somerset collector, UK, since circa 2013.
Cf. similar legend on a gold ring dated to 1600-1650 AD in the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession no. L.2015.72.48
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LOT 0353
Large Post Medieval 'Providence Divine Hath Made Thee Mine' Gold Posy Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
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Large Indus Valley Style Terracotta Vessel
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With everted chamfered rim, tiered bands of painted decoration including horses, fish, birds, ibexes and other creatures. 5.2 kg, 28.5 cm
Fine condition, rim chipped.
Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 2000. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Post Medieval Silver Love Token Collection
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Each coin worn flat and bent into a double-curved 's' profile, for use as a token of love. 17.55 grams total, 18-20 mm
Found Tyne and Wear, UK. This lot is for UK buyers only, not for export.
The custom of giving a bent coin as a love-token is known from the 17th century in England. The coins were usually smoothed to obliterate the monarch’s head and then bent twice; sometimes they were engraved with initials or symbols such as hearts or knots. If the sweetheart accepted the youth's advances, she kept the token; if not, she disposed of it. The tradition is referred to in the children's rhyme 'There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile, and found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile.' -
Large Post-Classical Agate Gemstone with Zeus Serapis Allegory
17th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £910
Ellipsoid in plan with chamfer to reverse edge; incuse scene comprising a baseline with fluted column at each surmounted by an inward-facing profile; at base, a perching eagle with head turned and wreath in its beak; above, profile bust of Serapis with modius, crescent moon and sunburst; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 14.4 grams, 40 mm
Private collection, England.
