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LOT 1976
Post Medieval Portrait Cameo Collection
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (40 grams total, 29-36 mm).
Comprising: malachite cameo with a profile bust of a clean-shaven man wearing an ivy leaf wreath; a domed amethyst intaglio with a deeply engraved bust of a young maiden, inscribed 'C. BROWN F.T.' below; a domed intaglio with nimbate Jesus making a blessing gesture. [3]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 1976
Post Medieval Portrait Cameo Collection
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +BP*
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Tudor Gold 'BE . TRVE . IN . HART' Posy Ring
Circa 16th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Featuring a smooth exterior and D-shaped in cross-section, a flat internal face with an inscription in upper case Roman letters, reading 'BE . TRVE . IN . HART' for 'Be true in heart' with the stops formed as small crosses and the N reversed. 4.25 grams, 20.66 mm overall, 18.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Edgmond, Telford & Wrekin, UK, by George Elymn, on 27 October 2024. Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with reference no.HESH-B237EA; handed in as Treasure under the Treasure Act, and subsequently disclaimed and returned to the finder. Accompanied by a copy of the Report for H M Coroner on finding of Potential Treasure, with reference no.2025T1645. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum explaining that the Crown's interest in this find has been disclaimed.
The 'posy' name is derived from the 'poesy' (motto) engraved around the hoop. In medieval examples, the posy is usually found around the hoop exterior, although on later examples, inscriptions were more usually engraved on the interior. Rings with amatory inscriptions can be found from the 14th century AD onwards, when they served as love gifts, betrothal and wedding rings. Posy rings were also given to friends or used to mark significant occasions. Posies were composed by the giver, kept in stock by goldsmiths, or could be selected from published compendiums or commonplace books such as 'The Mysteries of Love or the Arts of Wooing' (1658 AD), or 'Love's Garland or Posies for Rings, Hand-kerchers and Gloves and such pretty tokens that Lovers send their Loves' (1674 AD). Rings were one genre of personal item amongst many to be adorned with posies at this time. -
Post Medieval Silver Clasped Hands Holding Heart Ring
17th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Claddagh ring with D-section hoop and the bezel formed as a heart held by two hands, topped by a crown. 1.96 grams, 22.10 mm overall, 19.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Eros, the God of Love Seated
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Flat-section hoop expanding towards the shoulders, a separately made rectangular bezel with seated winged Eros before a woven basket; the shoulder's stamped with '84' and 'A?'. 1.62 grams, 21.05 mm overall, 19.35 x 19.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
