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LOT 0328
Post Medieval Gold 'Hearts United Lives Contented' Posy Ring
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.32 grams, 22.46 mm overall, 20.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)).
A large gold posy ring with D-section hoop, inscribed internally with 'Hearts vnited lives contented' lower case inscription with 'GM' maker's mark punch, possibly for the London goldsmith George Morris, recorded from a dated piece as working 1749-1750. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985.
Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
Literature
See Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, London, 1931, p.47, for similar examples.
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LOT 0328
Post Medieval Gold 'Hearts United Lives Contented' Posy Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
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