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6 September 2016

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Lot

№ 90

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6 September 2016

Hammer Price:
£1,200

An 18th century posy ring, the gold band with incised foliate and floral detail to the exterior and inscribed to the interior ‘You never knew a ♡ more true’, in Italic script, with indistinct maker’s mark, ring size N. £1000-1500

The same posy, but with a slightly different spelling of ‘true’ is listed in English Posies and Posy Rings, Joan Evans, OUP, 1931, p.111.