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LOT 0425
Post Medieval Gold 'Vertue Gaineth Glory' Posy Ring
18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.43 grams, 20.46 mm overall, 18.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Plain D-section hoop with legend to the inner face in italic script: ''Vertue gaineth glory' preceded by 'x' and a heart with initials 'IC' over 'S'.
ProvenanceFound during a rally in Herefordshire, UK, in 1992, and recorded with the museum services on site.
From the collection of a Caerphilly, UK, gentleman formed since 1990.
See Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, Oxford, 1931.
FootnotesThe heart enclosing the three letters suggest that 'I' and 'C' were the initials of the owner's forenames, and 'S' that of their surname.
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LOT 0425
Post Medieval Gold 'Vertue Gaineth Glory' Posy Ring
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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