Medieval Gold Black Letter 'Joie Honour Joie' Posy Ring

CIRCA 15TH CENTURY AD

3/4" (Gold, 2.34 grams, 18 mm overall (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).

A dished gold posy ring with engraved floral symbols separating the three words; inscribed externally in black letter 'Joie Honour Joie', the words only inlaid in white enamel.

Provenance

Property of a Worcester Gentleman; by inheritance; believed found on a river bank footpath near Gloucester, UK, early 1970s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1102

Medieval Gold Black Letter 'Joie Honour Joie' Posy Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680

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