Date: Circa: Early 18^th Century:

Size: UK Ring Size: M ½: USA Ring Size: 6.5: Weight: 9.89 grams:

Here we have a beautifully hand-crafted early 18^th century ‘Queen Anne’ period [1702 -1714] sterling grade silver crown ring: The band is constructed form an inner solid silver shank with an outer applied filigree-trio ribbon and granulation freeze: The lower under-bezel is seen as a solid circular silver plate with a separating upper filigree rope decoration creating a 5 mm cased height: The upper external bezel is formed from a solid silver platform [circum at 25 mm], above which we see eighteen silver granulations: To the centre a raised silver finial decoration is formed from filigree and diamond-plate shaped freeze work:

Condition: Very / Extremely Fine: Quality sterling silver weight: 

This silver work is of the highest quality as pictured and the external surfaces have not been over-cleaned and as such excellent antique silver-oxide patination tones are observed: The finger band is ‘finger-oval’ is perfect and there are very few traces of external damage / wear:

Provenance:

Ex private Lincolnshire collection formed in the 1970’s: This ring has been in my private collection since the mid 1990’s: 

Reference material and further reading: 

Where possible ancient artifacts may be referenced to similar material observed in the following publications within my collection:

• British Artefacts Vol.1, 2 and 3: Brett Hammond [Greenlight Publishing 2010]:

• Celtic & Roman Artefacts: Nigel Mills [Greenlight Publishing 2007]:

• SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome: Mary Beard [Profile Books 2015]:

• 50 Bronze Age Artefacts: Portable Antiquities Scheme: Dot Boughton [Amberley Publishing 2021]:

• Pottery in Britain 4000BC to AD 1900: Lloyd Laing [Greenlight Publishing 2003]:

• British Iron Age Coins In The British Museum: Richard Hobbs [British Museum 1996]:

• Swords of The Viking Age: Ian Peirce: [The Boydell Press 2003]:

• Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society Volume 85: [Cambridge University Press

  2019]

• Mesolithic Europe: Geoff Bailey / Penny Spikins [Cambridge University Press 2008]

• Viking Art: James Graham-Campbell: [Thames & Hudson, London 2018]

• Roman Coins Vol. 1, 2 & 3: David R Sear: [Spink London 2000]:

• The Roman Cavalry: Karen R. Dixon: [B. . Batsford 1997]:

• Rome’s Saxon Shore: Coastal Defenses of Roman Britain AD 250 – 500: Nic Fields [Osprey Publishing 2006]:

• Amulets of Ancient Egypt: Carol Andrews: [University of Texas Press / British Museum Press 1994]:

• The Uniforms of the Roman World: Military dress, weapons, artillery, ships, siege engines and fortifications: Kevin F. Killey: [Anness Publishing 2017]:

Where possible finger rings may be referenced to similar material observed in the following publications within my collection:

• Victorian and Albert Museum CATALOGUE OF FINGER RINGS 1930: C.C.Oman [Anglia Publishing. 1991 – Now out of print]:

• Finger Rings: Diana Scarisbrick / Martin Henig: [Ashmolean Museum Oxford. 2003]:

• Ancient Rings An Illustrated Collectors Guide: T. N. Polio: [McFarland & Co Inc. 2018:

• 1000 Rings: Inspiring Adornments of the Hand: Le Van, Marthe; Ebendorf, Robert [W: Lark Books 2004]:

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