18th Century Gold Posy Ring "Let Virtue Be Thy Guide" Size:8.25 with millegrain settings and openwork

with millegrain settings and openwork

Each setting is individually hinged

held an important and dignified position within the Roman pantheon

An incredible antique bracelet featuring carved jade beads depicting the twelve Chinese Zodiac animals

"The Bacchae of Euripides gives us the most vital picture of the wonderful circumstance in which

18th Century Gold Posy Ring "Let Virtue Be Thy Guide" Size:8.25 with millegrain settings and openworkDATE: 18th Century, c. 1700 A superb antique posy ring with the words "Let Virtue be thy guide" inscribed on the inner band. It's crafted in 18 karat yellow gold, and dates from around 1700. Posy Rings (aka posie, poesy, posey) take their name from the old word Poesy, meaning a poem or poetic line, and were often exchanged as betrothal rings from the 15th to 18th centuries each one personalised with a meaningful verse or given as gifts or tokens of