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A cultured pearl and aventurine quartz necklace, an amethyst and seed pearl brooch, a silver Caithness glass ring, a gilt metal charm bracelet, two cultured pearl set bar brooches, a Victorian hinge opening bangle, a cultured pearl ring, stamped '585', a cameo brooch in a 9ct gold frame, two leather wallets and costume jewellery
A Medieval gold posy ring, 13th/early 14th century, the exterior with Lombardic inscription, weight 1 gram, diameter 19mm. Inscribed "+AMIEENM.ST.MA.VIEBEL EGIE.V". Sold with the H M Coroner report, treasure number 2015 T74, PAS database number YORYM-0A0FD2, the gold has also been electronically tested as 98% pure gold with silver and copper. Posy rings, the name deriving from poesy ('poetry'), are rings with inscriptions that express affection, friendship and love. Rhyming or cryptic inscriptions were fashionable from around 1200-1500, and were written in Latin but more commonly in French, the language of courtly love. Both these languages were spoken and understood fairly widely by the elite in medieval Europe. The repetition of particular inscriptions suggest that goldsmiths had reference books of stock phrases; the more unusual inscriptions perhaps indicate a client's individual request. The circular hoop could be engraved both inside and out; until around 1350 the style of lettering took the form of the rounded capitals, known as Lombardic script, and from that date until after 1500 lettering was in the spiky script known as Gothic. The British Museum has over 700 Posy rings in their collection, although they all date from the 16th century onwards. The Portable Antiquities Scheme list a similar period ring, although with a vacant setting, found in the Sleaford area of Lincolnshire in 2013, find number LIN-A1E7B8. This ring was found on land in North Cave, East Riding of Yorkshire in 2015 that was once part of the Hotham estate. The manor of Hotham was purchased in 1719 by the Burton family and in 1773 they added the neighbouring Metham estate bought from Sir George Montgomery Metham. The Methams of Metham near Howden, were large land owners in the East Riding and had an estate in the area since the Middle Ages. Their lineage can be traced back to Sir John Metham, born about 1208, in the reign of King John, to Thomas Metham c1240-1317 (Henry III), John Metham c1270-1312 (Edward I) and Thomas Metham c1300-1355 (Edward II and III), all of whom would fit into the time line of this ring. In the 16th century, the staunchly Catholic Sir Thomas Metham was knighted during the reign of Queen Mary and imprisoned under Elizabeth I, dying at York Castle in 1573. In the 1600s, his descendant, another Sir Thomas, fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War and was killed at the battle of Marston Moor; during the same campaign, his son, Jordan, lost his life at one of three sieges by the Parliamentarians of Pontefract Castle. By the 18th century, however, the family had fallen on hard times, and in the late 1700s, the last of the line, Sir George Metham, who reputedly led 'a reckless roystering life', sold his heavily indebted estate, dying in poverty at nearby North Cave in 1793.
*Victorian Gold Medal, by R. Wyon commemorating Somerset House 1781, obv. Sir William Chambers profile facing right, After Westmacott, 1725-1796, rev. Somerset House 1781, Sir William Chambers R.A. Architect, edge engraved 'To Jas Pennethorne Esq. Archt' , 'A Mark of Respect from his Professional Brethren on his Completion of Somerset House 1857', pierced with gold suspension ring, edge bruise, 55mm diameter, 136g, in original fitted red leather case, the lid embossed 'J. Pennethorne Esqre Architect. M.I.B.A. From his Professional Brethren 1857', see lot 650 Although this medal is not hallmarked, it has been laser tested as 23ct gold or more. (1)
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