Medieval Silver Heraldic Inscriptional Hawking Ring

14TH CENTURY AD

1/2" (1.17 grams, 10 mm).

A hawking ring comprising a shield-shaped plate bearing an engraved coat of arms with three hews and a chevron, the flat-section band inscribed Chadwell:of:Nort.

Provenance

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired late 1980's-early 1990's.

Footnotes

The arms may be those associated with the London Company of Blacksmiths and Spurriers (Sable, a chevron or between three hammers argent handled of the second) established in 1579 AD, or possibly with the Smiths' Company of Exeter. The abbreviation "Nort." typically refers to the town of Northampton and 'Chadwell' is the name of a mineral spring in the region of Warmington, Northamptonshire.

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LOT 1299

Medieval Silver Heraldic Inscriptional Hawking Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,574

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