Jewellery, Watches, Antiquities and Objects of Vertu

A pewter seal ring, 16th century, of hollow construction with an opening to one side of the bezel and another withinin the hoop opposite, thus creating a whistle, the raised circular bezel moulded with the profiles of a man and woman both facing to the left, the man bearded and wearing a flat bonnet hat, diameter 30mm. £300-£400

The portrait style is typical of Royal marriages of the period, especially James V of Scotland or Francis I of France; The ring could be a souvenir of such an event.

Found on the river Thames, by the Vintry, circa 1979, alongside a Henry VIII silver 3rd coinage groat.