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LOT 0333
Post Medieval Gold 'Godlye Love Wil Not Remove' Posy Ring
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.95 grams, 21.16 mm overall, 19.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
A large gold posy ring with D-section hoop inscribed internally 'GODLYE LOVE WILL NOT REMOVE' in Roman capitals [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985.
Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
See Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, London, 1931, p.43, for this inscription.
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LOT 0333
Post Medieval Gold 'Godlye Love Wil Not Remove' Posy Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
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Ethiopian Processional Cross
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
A bifacial bronze Yämäṩor Mäsqäl processional cross finial with later replaced socket, flanking bird motifs and dense block of tendrils and wheels with seven cross-shaped finials, central panel with Virgin Mary, Holy Child and angels to the front, saints and Evangelists to the back. 55 grams, 26 cm (37.5 cm including stand)
Acquired on the London art market, 2006. UK private collection.
In contrast with the hand cross that is fitted with a grip, the processional cross has a hollow shaft into which the pole supporting the cross is inserted, although the use of both is interconnected in the liturgy and ceremonial aspects of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. In Amharic it received the name of yämäṩor mäsqäl or "cross to [carry] on a pole", the term mäṩor also meaning a wooden handle. Processional crosses are used on "every qaddase day" occasions - an expression meaning whenever the liturgy is performed. This includes displaying the cross during the reading of the Gospels and other sacred texts, as well as holding it up to be viewed at the end of the service for the final blessing.
