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9th September 2010 > Medieval - Gold Black Letter Inscribed Posy Ring - 'DVNTRE E JOYE'
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LOT 864
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,405
MEDIEVAL - GOLD BLACK LETTER INSCRIBED POSY RING - 'DVNTRE E JOYE'
(1.12 grams, internal 15.76 mm.).
(1.12 grams, internal 15.76 mm.).
Circa 15th century AD. The band flat internally and dished externally with an external inscription in Black Letter script reading 'DVNTRE E JOYE'. The words separated by floriate engraving and a quatrefoil.
PROVENANCE:
From an old English collection.
LITERATURE:
See Joan Evans English Posies and Posy Rings, pp. 5 to 15 for examples of similar Black Letter inscriptions in both French and English.
FOOTNOTES:
This ring featured on the Antiques Roadshow (Chichester, broadcast 9th December 2002) and is listed in the BBC Antiques Price Guide website (at £2,500-£5,000).
