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LOT 0380
'The Blackmore' Elizabethan Gold 'Can Man Give More' Clasped Hands 'Fede' Posy Ring
LATE 16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.52 grams, 18.33 mm overall, 16.28 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
Comprising a plano-convex section hoop with bezel formed as two clasped hands, each with a large lace cuff; inscribed to the inner face in an italic hand 'Can man give more' and maker's mark of a heater shield with a gothic style letter 'J'.
Provenance
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Blackmore, Brentwood, Essex, in 2018, declared as treasure under the Treasure Act with reference no.2018 T849, and subsequently disclaimed by the crown.
Accompanied by a copy of a report for Treasure by Laura Smith.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-CACCCD.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0380
'The Blackmore' Elizabethan Gold 'Can Man Give More' Clasped Hands 'Fede' Posy Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
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A hornwork was a defensive construction, a flat face between two bastions.
