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LOT 0329
Post Medieval Gold 'More Assured then Professed' Posy Ring
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.42 grams, 18.46 mm overall, 16.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
A gold posy ring with D-section band, inscribed internally with 'More assured then professed' with long S's in lower case with small foliate scroll after. [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 0329
Post Medieval Gold 'More Assured then Professed' Posy Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
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