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LOT 0330
Post Medieval Gold 'Let This Vs Tie Vntil We Die' Posy Ring
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.66 grams, 17.36 mm overall, 15.61 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
A gold posy ring with D-section band, inscribed internally with 'LET THIS VS TI VNTIL WE DI' inscription (let this us tie until we die). [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, for many examples.
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LOT 0330
Post Medieval Gold 'Let This Vs Tie Vntil We Die' Posy Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
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Bronze Head of a Man
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
A hollow-formed bronze head of a middle-aged man with tousled hair, stern features, pursed mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand. 5.4 kg total, 39 cm high including stand
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. -
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Post Medieval Lock and Key Collection
17th-19th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
A mixed group of locks and keys comprising: four locking keys with oval bows and plain rectangular bits; a barrel tap key with oval bow and triangular-section bit; a winding key with swivel arm and quatrefoil bow; winding key with heart-shaped plate on a swivel loop; winding key with openwork bow; a miniature padlock. 55.7 grams total, 26-50 mm
Fair condition.
Found Norfolk, UK, before 2001. Private collection of Mr M.H., Norfolk, UK -
Post Byzantine Gilt Silver Ring with Cross Gemstone
17th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A silver-gilt finger ring with tiered scales to the hoop, ellipsoid bezel with inset ellipsoid carnelian intaglio of a cross over 'IHS' Christogram. 4.26 grams, 21.70 mm overall, 18.96 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
From a collection formed between 1990-2000. Ex East London collection. English private collection.
