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LOT 1434
Post Medieval Bronze 'LOVE' Posy Ring
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.99 grams, 19.90 mm overall, 17.52 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
A slender bronze posy ring inscribed 'LOVE' to the interior and other worn inscription; hoop split. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired circa 2010.
From an old Essex, UK, collection.
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The inscription is somewhat enigmatic and does not seem to have been previously recorded for a posy ring; the form of the buckle and the knopped chape are typical of examples seen, often in base metal, from the late medieval period to the 16th century A.D. The name of this genre of ring is derived from the 'poesy' or motto usually engraved around the hoop. In medieval examples the posy is mostly engraved around the outside of the hoop but later examples find it on the inner surface. Rings with amatory inscriptions have their origins in the 14th century A.D., when they served as love gifts, betrothal and wedding rings, as attested by surviving documentary evidence. Posy rings were also given to friends or used to mark significant occasions.
