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LOT 0368
Post Medieval 'My choice is my Delight' Decorated Gold Posy Ring
ENGLAND, NORFOLK, LATE 17TH-EARLY 18TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.83 grams, 16.01 mm overall, 14.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)).
D-shaped in cross-section, the exterior decorated along each edge with a sunken groove with counter-relief ovals set longitudinally, alternating with pairs of smaller ovals set transversely to the groove, resembling a dotted line, but with hints of classical bead-and-reel ornament; between the two, along the centre of the hoop, a shallowly sunken area filled with closely set counter-relief C-shapes; the interior with a neatly engraved inscription in lower-case italic lettering, reading 'My choice is my delight'; straightened.
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector near Wood Norton, Norfolk, UK, by Steven Leeder, on Tuesday 2nd April 2024; recorded as a find of potential Treasure and subsequently disclaimed by the Crown.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-BD2246.
Accompanied by a copy of the Report of a find of potential Treasure for H M Coroner no.2025 T169.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum stating: 'On behalf of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, I am writing to inform you that the Crown's interest in this find has been disclaimed'.
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) states: 'This precise posy (or motto) does not appear to have been yet recorded on the PAS database, although the variants In thy sight is my delight, In thee my choice I do rejoice and particularly I like my choice are well known. The subtle decoration of several concentric bands of geometric ornament on the outside of the hoop is also very unusual in a posy ring, but can perhaps be paralleled by LEIC-B3CF79, YORYM-B0EB9B and YORYM-2A5351 (all with inscriptions in capitals).'
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LOT 0368
Post Medieval 'My choice is my Delight' Decorated Gold Posy Ring
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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Post Medieval 'My choice is my Delight' Decorated Gold Posy Ring
England, Norfolk, late 17th-early 18th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
D-shaped in cross-section, the exterior decorated along each edge with a sunken groove with counter-relief ovals set longitudinally, alternating with pairs of smaller ovals set transversely to the groove, resembling a dotted line, but with hints of classical bead-and-reel ornament; between the two, along the centre of the hoop, a shallowly sunken area filled with closely set counter-relief C-shapes; the interior with a neatly engraved inscription in lower-case italic lettering, reading 'My choice is my delight'; straightened. 1.83 grams, 16.01 mm overall, 14.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Wood Norton, Norfolk, UK, by Steven Leeder, on Tuesday 2nd April 2024; recorded as a find of potential Treasure and subsequently disclaimed by the Crown. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-BD2246. Accompanied by a copy of the Report of a find of potential Treasure for H M Coroner no.2025 T169. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum stating: 'On behalf of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, I am writing to inform you that the Crown's interest in this find has been disclaimed'.
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) states: 'This precise posy (or motto) does not appear to have been yet recorded on the PAS database, although the variants In thy sight is my delight, In thee my choice I do rejoice and particularly I like my choice are well known. The subtle decoration of several concentric bands of geometric ornament on the outside of the hoop is also very unusual in a posy ring, but can perhaps be paralleled by LEIC-B3CF79, YORYM-B0EB9B and YORYM-2A5351 (all with inscriptions in capitals).' -
Slave Trade Iron Chained Ankle Shackles
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With chain of thick twisted links, sliding latch mechanism to one fetter. 1.87 kg, 65 cm long
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Renaissance Agate Gemstone with Serapis and Isis
16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
An oval translucent intaglio with conjoined profile busts of Serapis and Isis, the important pair of the gods in Egyptian and Hellenistic-Roman mythology, Serapis presented with a dressed beard and hair, wearing a modius crown and Isis with a lunula. 2.02 grams, 21 mm
Private collection, London, UK.
