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LOT 2358
Post Medieval Silver 'En Bon Desir' Posy Ring
CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.84 grams, 21.55 mm overall, 18.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Featuring a wide band with floral decoration surrounding a French inscription 'en bon desir' meaning 'in good faith' and two lozenge-shaped panels, each with a robed figure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx East Sussex collection, 1980-1990.
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