15th century engraved gold buckle ring, circa 1500. Hatton garden1

15th century engraved gold buckle ring, circa 1500. Hatton garden2

15th century engraved gold buckle ring, circa 1500. Hatton garden3

15th century engraved gold buckle ring, circa 1500. Hatton garden4

15th century engraved gold buckle ring, circa 1500. Hatton garden5

Rare early gold buckle ring, circa 16th-17th century.

Yellow Gold

£26,500

Rare early buckle ring. A smoothly conforming buckle ring featuring intricate detailing around the full circumference with a raised inscription, ‘A\. CE+POINCT+DEMEVREo’ which could translate to 'At this point remains', the letters are interspersed with cross and foliate motifs, with a detailed overlapping strap and buckle design, approximately 1.66mm in width. yellow gold, approximately 5.00 grams in weight, 16th-17th century.

Accompanied by documentation from the Portable Antiquities Scheme stating that this ring was found whilst metal detecting in Fressingfield, Suffolk in 2016, reference SF-772FD9 under the Portable Antiques Scheme, disclaimed as treasure under the Treasure Act, reference 2016 T779.

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Reference Number 24554

Ring size: M 1/2

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Period Post Medieval

TOTAL / RING Weight 5 grams

Metal Yellow Gold

Chairman's Notes

When taking the inscription into account, it is possible that this ring would have been made with some level of French influence. One suggestion is that the ring may be linked to the Hugenots. In the 17th century, around 50,000 Huguenots fled France to London, escaping religion persecution. Some of these refugees were known to have been wealthy aristocrats and many others were highly skilled craftsmen. Goldsmiths settled in and around London and were able to continue their trade, unlike in France where patronage of goldsmiths was forbidden, with King Louis XIV's demand that all gold plate be used to finance his war with Holland. Hugenot goldsmiths were known for the high quality of their work and intricate designs.

Delivery & Returns

Inside diameter (mm)	USA	UK	China India	European
11.63	0
11.84	¼
12.04	½	A
12.24	¾	A½
12.45	1	B	1
12.65	1¼	B½
12.85	1½	C
13.06	1¾	C½		41
13.26	2	D	2	42
13.46	2¼	D½
13.67	2½	E	3	43
13.87	2¾	E½
14.07	3	F	4	44
14.27	3¼	F½	5	45
14.48	3½	G
14.68	3¾	G½	6	46
		H		47
14.88	4	H½	7
15.09	4¼	I		48
15.29	4½	I½	8
15.49	4¾	J		49
15.7	5	J½	9	50
15.9	5¼	K		51
16.1	5½	K½	10
16.31	5¾	L		52
16.51	6	L½	11
16.71	6¼	M	12	53
16.92	6½	M½	13
17.12	6¾	N		54
17.32	7	O	14	55
17.53	7¼	O½		56
17.73	7½	P	15
17.93	7¾	P½		57
18.14	8	Q	16
18.34	8¼	Q½		58
18.54	8½	R	17	59
18.75	8¾	R½
18.95	9	S	18	60
19.15	9¼
19.35	9½	S½	19	61
19.56	9¾	T
19.76	10	T½	20	62
19.96	10¼	U	21
20.17	10½	U½	22	63
20.37	10¾	V		64
20.57	11	V½	23
20.78	11¼	W		65
20.98	11½	W½	24
21.18	11¾	X		66
21.39	12	Y	25	67
21.59	12¼	Y½		68
21.79	12½	Z	26
22	12¾	Z½		69
22.2	13		27
22.4	13¼
22.61	13½
22.81	13¾
23.01	14
23.22	14¼
23.42	14½
23.62	14¾
23.83	15
24.03	15¼
24.23	15½
24.43	15¾
24.64	16

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Rare early gold buckle ring, circa 16th-17th century.

Yellow Gold

£26,500

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