Jewellery, Watches, Silver and Objects of Vertu

A gold posy ring, circa 1660, the hoop of rectangular cross section, inscribed to the interior ‘A vertuous wife preserveth life’, diameter 20mm, band width 5mm, ring size N½.

£800-£1,000

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 is testing as purity 80.64%.



For other recorded of rings bearing this posy see the British Museum (ref.1961,1202,340) and the Portable Antiquities Scheme (ref. SWYOR-D36764).