Gold posy ring 'Let vertue be thy guide', English, circa 1775-1800.1

Gold posy ring 'Let vertue be thy guide', English, circa 1775-1800.

Yellow Gold

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'Let vertue be thy guide'. A band, to the interior in italic script 'Let vertue be thy guide', approximately 3mm in width. yellow gold, approximately 3.61 grams in weight, 'I.K.' in a rectangular punchmark, for John King, English, 1775-1800.

This ring is accompanied by documentation from the Portable Antiquities Scheme stating that this ring was found in September 2024 in Norfolk, UK. This ring is recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme under reference NMS-324018 and disclaimed as Treasure under the Treasure Act.

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Reference Number 29622

Origin England

Ring size: O

Size Guide

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Period Georgian

TOTAL / RING Weight 3.6 grams

Metal Yellow Gold

Provenance

This ring was discovered in the North Norfolk village of Trunch in September 2024 by a metal detector. It was found just 50 meters from a gold signet ring bearing the coat of arms of the Ward family who owned and lived on the land at the time of this ring's creation. The Ward family have strong links to Admiral Nelson, with his daughter, Horatia Nelson, marrying Phillip Ward in 1822.

Accompanied by documentation from the Portable Antiquities Scheme stating that this ring was found in September 2024 in Norfolk, UK. This ring is recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme under reference NMS-324018 and disclaimed as Treasure under the Treasure Act

Condition

This ring is in fine condition, commensurate with its age.

Director's Notes

John King was first apprenticed as a goldsmith in 1750 to Henry Brind and later William Shaw. King's maker's mark can be seen from 1775, and he was based in several premises around the Moor Lane area in the City of London until at least 1800. His son, Joseph, followed in his footsteps, and was recorded as his apprentice in 1780.

This posy motto was a stock favourite, with several different versions of the phrase being catalogued in 'English Posies and Posy Rings', Evans, J., 1931, p.68-69.

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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Gold posy ring 'Let vertue be thy guide', English, circa 1775-1800.

Yellow Gold

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