Jewellery, Watches, Silver and Objects of Vertu

A gold posy ring, circa 1660-1680, the D-shaped band inscribed to the interior in italics ‘in thee my choice I do rejoice’, maker’s mark ‘TS’, diameter 21mm, band width 4mm, ring size Q½. £600-£800

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 91.46%.


This was a popular posy - it can be seen on various other posy rings including examples in the British Museum (ref. 1961,1202.40, 1961,1202.42, AF.1298, AF.1299), the Griffin Collection (Inv. no. 05079), the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (ref. AN1933.1593) and on the Portable Antiquities Scheme.