Post Medieval posy ring Live in love and love in god * , circa 17th century.

Post Medieval gold posy ring '+ TOVT IOVRS LOIALL' ('ever faithful'). A smooth D-shape band engraved to the interior in seriffed capitals '+ TOVT IOVRS ...

Post Medieval Engraved Posy Ring, 'For Good Love'. A yellow gold flat band, the exterior engraved around the full circumference with a stylised floral and foliate design and italic inscription 'MIEU EN VOU'’ meaning 'best in/on you', the interior engraved with the same stylised floral and foliate design and italic inscription 'A BON AM' meaning 'for good love', with traces of white enamel throughout, approximately 4.1mm wide. Tested yellow gold, approximately 1.84 grams in weight, circa 15th century. The inscriptions seen on this ring are reminiscent of the chivalric values and ideals of courtly love which influenced their design and giving in this era. Accompanied by documentation from the Portable Antiquities Scheme...

Gold posy ring with carved detailing and inscribed 'It is my love'. A lightly rounded conforming band, carved to the exterior with fluted pattern motifs and engraved to the interior ...

Post medieval gold posy ring. A smoothly conforming yellow gold D-shape band, engraved to the interior in italic script 'Love is the bond of peace', approximately 4.7mm in width and 2.4mm thick. Tested yellow gold, approximately 7.81 grams in weight, circa late 17th-early 18th century. This ring is near identical (apart from the use of an S for a C) to that found on a plain posy ring held by the British Museum (BM accession number: AF:13338) and numerous examples published by Evans (1931: 73-4). Accompanied by documentation from the Portable Antiquities Scheme...

The bronze ring with an octagonal plaque carved with merchant's symbols. Top size : 20mm Late 17th century Ring size 8 3/4 Weight: 11.20

Beautiful 17th century posey ring with the engraving "A Frende's Gifte" engraved in an early form of Middle English. Posey rings were popular in both France and England between the 1...

A gold ring, with inscription on the inside of the band, in 22 karat yellow gold. This gorgeous ring is a posy (or poesy) ring, deriving its name from the French ‘poésie’, meaning...

Period: late 16th century Ring size: 7 Weight: 3,4 gr The sixteenth century signet ring is forged in gold with an octagonal shape that encloses inside it the engraving of a bird, su...