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Code: 10296
This is a superb gold posy ring, dating to the late 17th - 18th century. the band is inscribed "A vertuous wife preserueth life". It bears a weakly struck makers mark, as yet to be identified.
OBJECT: POSY RING
CULTURE: Stuart - Georgian
DATE: c. 1650 - 1750
MATERIAL: GOLD 22k +/-
RING SIZE: 9 (US) R 3/4 (UK)
SIZE: 22.85 x 5.41mm
WEIGHT: 9.9 grams
PROVENANCE: Ex property of a Mayfair gentleman.