A Collection of Posy Rings

A gold posy ring, early 18th century, the D-shaped hoop of hollow construction, inscribed to the interior in script ‘In god and thee rest my felicity’ followed by maker’s mark ‘PR’ in a cartouche, diameter 9.5mm, band width 4mm, ring size T. £500-£700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Posy Rings.

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Ex UK collection.

According to a PMI test on the XRF analyzer, the gold tested as purity 85.65%.



This is an unusual posy.