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LOT 0361
Post Medieval Gold 'x The sight of thee doth comfort me' Posy Ring
18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.49 grams, 19.04 mm overall, 16.89 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
The slender band with a convex outer face, inscription to the hoop interior in cursive lettering: 'x The sight of thee doth comfort me'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the early 1990s.
Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, OUP, 1931, p.96, for similar inscriptions.
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LOT 0361
Post Medieval Gold 'x The sight of thee doth comfort me' Posy Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
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