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LOT 0365
Post Medieval Gold 'No recompence but love' Posy Ring
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.72 grams, 18.41 mm overall, 16.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).
The hoop with a convex outer face and inscription in cursive lettering to the interior: 'No recompence but love', followed by maker's initials 'NC' in rectangular cartouche. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the early 1990s.
Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number AF.1350, for a ring with this inscription; cf. Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, OUP, 1931, p.84, for this inscription.
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LOT 0365
Post Medieval Gold 'No recompence but love' Posy Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
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Post Medieval Silver and Gold Thimble Group
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
The trio comprising: a gold thimble with everted rim and dimples; a silver thimble with dimpled upper body, plain lower body and concentric bands to the rim, worn stamped mark; silver thimble with dimpled upper body and floral ornament to the lower body, hallmarked for London 1894. 15 grams total, 16-23 mm
Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman. -
Post Medieval Oak Statue of Mary and Child
Circa 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Modelled in the round, Mary wearing elegantly draped tiered garments and supporting the infant Jesus on her bent left arm, holding a lily in her right hand; Jesus carved in active pose wearing an ankle-length robe, holding a fold of Mary's wimple and clutching an orb; rectangular rustic base. 2 kg, 50 cm high
Acquired in the late 2000s. Private Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone in Gold Ring
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Polished carnelian bearing a calligraphic Arabic inscription with floral flourishes, set into a 20th century flat-section hoop supporting an oval bezel. 6.75 grams, 22.83 mm overall, 18.04 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
From a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980.
