A gold posy ring, 18th century, the D-shaped hoop inscribed to the interior in italics ‘Forget not he who loveth thee’, diameter 23mm, band width 4mm, ring size U½. £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 76.39%.


For another example of a ring bearing the same posy see the British Museum (ref. AF.1232).