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Medieval Gold Posy Ring Inscribed 'With Luck' Medieval Gold Posy Ring Inscribed 'With Luck' Medieval Gold Posy Ring Inscribed 'With Luck'
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LOT 0341

Medieval Gold Posy Ring Inscribed 'With Luck'

14TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (1.74 grams, 21.27 mm overall, 18.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).

D-shaped in section with blackletter legend '+ala ven ture' (a l'aventure, meaning with luck/ perhaps/ if possible) and fronds between.

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.

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LOT 0341

Medieval Gold Posy Ring Inscribed 'With Luck'

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690

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