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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'.
Provenance
From a collection which predates 1982.
Property of a Somerset collector, UK, since circa 2013.
Literature
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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