17TH CENTURY - GOLD INSCRIBED POSY RING - 'THE GIFT OF A FREND' Circa late 17th century AD. A gold finger ring with a legend inscribed around the interior in italic script: 'The gift of a frend'. 0.93 grams, internal 14.02 mm. Extremely fine condition, a wearable example with finely executed inscription. Provenance From an old private collection formed in the 1950's. Literature See J. Evans English Posies and Posy Rings , Oxford, 1931 p.94, example in British Museum.
17TH CENTURY - GOLD INSCRIBED POSY RING - 'THE GIFT OF A FREND' Circa late 17th century AD. A gold finger ring with a legend inscribed around the interior in italic script: 'The gift of a frend'. 0.93 grams, internal 14.02 mm. Extremely fine condition, a wearable example with finely executed inscription. Provenance From an old private collection formed in the 1950's. Literature See J. Evans English Posies and Posy Rings , Oxford, 1931 p.94, example in British Museum.
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