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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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