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LOT 0388
'The Bossingham' Medieval Gold Ring with Cabochon Garnet
13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.86 grams, 25.44 mm overall, 19.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Composed of a delicate hoop, carinated shoulders and biconical bezel, elliptical in plan with inset polished cabochon garnet.
ProvenanceFound while searching with a metal detector in Bossingham, Kent, UK, by Alan John Punyer on 14 September 2000.
Disclaimed under the Treasure Act with reference no. M&ME 297.
Accompanied by a copy of page 61 of the Treasure Annual Report 2000, where this ring is published as number 92.
Cf. The V&A Museum, accession number 641-1871, for a similar ring set with a sapphire.
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LOT 0388
'The Bossingham' Medieval Gold Ring with Cabochon Garnet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
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Medieval Silver-Gilt 'Believe Me' Seal Matrix Cap
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Displaying an embossed bird within a roundel, Latin inscription '+ CREDE : MIChI' ('Believe Me') surrounding; the side edge inscribed 'GRADEMARI[A]'. 0.95 grams, 12 mm
Acquired from a London gallery in 1990. Ex property of a North London gentleman.
A wide range of people would have used a seal, from the monarch to small landowners and tradespeople, anyone with a need for business or legal documents. Individuals had personal seals, but seals were also used by official bodies such as town corporations, trade and religious guilds, cathedrals, abbeys and monasteries, having religious inscriptions like in this one.
