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LOT 0384
'The Burstow' Clasped Hands 'No Treasure to a True Friend' Gold Posy Ring
1650-1780 A.D.
3/4 in. (2.26 grams, 18.54 mm overall, 16.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
The bezel with a clasped hands motif with a heart at the centre and elaborate cuffs, narrow D-section hoop; inscribed to the inner face 'No treasure to a true friend' with a long S, worn maker's mark at the end of the inscription, appearing to have the letters 'IV' or IW' in Roman capitals within a simple escutcheon.
Provenance
Found near Burstow, Tanbridge, Surrey, UK, on Monday 1st May 2023; disclaimed with treasure reference 2023 T419.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.SUR-OAA74B.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. Jackson, C.J., English Goldsmiths and Their Marks: A History of the Goldsmiths and Plate Workers of England, Scotland and Ireland, London, 1905, for the maker's mark; cf. Evans, J., English posies and Posy Rings, London, 1931, p.85, for variations of this inscription.
Footnotes
If the maker's mark is 'IV' it may correspond to John Vickerman, a goldsmith active in London from 1768 to 1773. Alternatively, if the maker's mark is 'IW' it may correspond to a number of makers: John Williamson, 1650; John Ward, 1660; James Wilkes, 1722; or John White, 1724.
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LOT 0384
'The Burstow' Clasped Hands 'No Treasure to a True Friend' Gold Posy Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
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