Lot 191 , A fine Tudor gilt bronze signet ring, England, late 15th/early 16th century

A fine Tudor gilt bronze signet ring, England, late 15th/early 16th century, engraved with a Tudor rose, to a plain shank, size U1/2, accompanied by a catalogue card with wax seal impression, inscribed 'Londesborough Collection'

Provenance: formerly in the collection of Dame Joan Evans (1893-1977)
By repute, the collection of Albert Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough (1805-1860), and his wife, Ursula Bridgeman, Lady Londesborough

Cf.: TC Croker, 'A Catalogue Of A Collection Of Ancient And Mediaeval Rings And Personal Ornaments Formed For Lady Londesborough', 1853, item 44, an 'alchemy, originally gilt' ring described as bearing the double rose of the house of Tudor, dated by the author to the reign of Henry VII (r.1485-1509), possibly the present ring
£100-150

Condition:
Good condition, commensurate with age. Gilding to central rose appears original with slight wear, though possibly later restored. Some traces of original gilding to band.