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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.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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Medieval Gold Posy Ring Inscribed 'With Luck'
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
D-shaped in section with blackletter legend '+ala ven ture' (a l'aventure, meaning with luck/ perhaps/ if possible) and fronds between. 1.74 grams, 21.27 mm overall, 18.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
