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LOT 0987
Post Medieval Gold 'Let This Present My Good Intent' Love Hearts and Forget-Me-Nots Posy Ring
17TH CENTURY AD
3/4" (2.33 grams, 18mm overall, 15.71mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
A D-section hoop ornamented with a full running design of engraved hearts pierced by crossed arrows alternating with stemmed forget-me-nots and other flowers to the outer face; inscribed to the inner face in an italic hand 'Let this present my good intent' (with long 's' to 'present').
ProvenanceFound near Owslebury, Hampshire, UK, 2014; recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (reference HAMP-C6B1A5); disclaimed under Treasure Act (reference 2014 T97).
LiteratureCf. Evans, Joan, English Posies and Posy Rings, p. 68 for an example cited with the same inscription in the Joan Evans collection;
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LOT 0987
Post Medieval Gold 'Let This Present My Good Intent' Love Hearts and Forget-Me-Nots Posy Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,178
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