Post Medieval gold posy ring '+ TOVT IOVRS LOIALL' ('ever faithful'), circa 1500-1700 AD.
Yellow Gold
£7,100
Post Medieval goldposy ring '+ TOVT IOVRS LOIALL' ('ever faithful'). A smooth D-shape band engraved to the interior in seriffed capitals '+ TOVT IOVRS LOIALL', translated from early French as 'ever faithful', approximately 3.4mm in width. Tested yellow gold, approximately 2.7 grams in weight, circa 1500-1700 AD.
Accompanied by documentation stating that this ring was found in Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, UK in 2012, recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme under reference KENT-B945A6 and disclaimed as Treasure under the Treasure Act, reference 2012T829.
There is no record of this motto, or any similar, in Joan Evans' extensive catalogue of over 3000 posy inscriptions. See Evans, J., 'English Posies and Posy rings', 1931. This is one of our earliest posy rings with the inscription in Old French- a language, which along with Latin, were the most widely spoken languages of the time.
Post Medieval gold posy ring '+ TOVT IOVRS LOIALL' ('ever faithful'), circa 1500-1700 AD.Yellow Gold
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International Ring Sizes
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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The post-medieval era (1485–1750), spanned four centuries and marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity. It encompassed the Renaissance, the Baroque period, and the reigns of several significant European monarchs. It was a transformative period in the history of jewellery, marked by advancements in craftsmanship, expanding global trade, and evolving cultural influences.