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LOT 0366
Post Medieval Gold 'For Vertues Sake I Doe Thee Take' Posy Ring
17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.99 grams, 22.85 mm overall, 18.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Comprising hollow-form D-section ring with inscribed 'For Vertues Sake I Doe Thee Take' with a maker's mark 'PR'.
ProvenanceEx Silbury Coins.
Acquired on the UK art market.
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LOT 0366
Post Medieval Gold 'For Vertues Sake I Doe Thee Take' Posy Ring
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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