Lot 192 , A Tudor bronze signet ring, England, 16th century

A Tudor bronze signet ring, England, 16th century, the central hexagonal bezel carved with a bird with outstretched wings within a dotted border, to scrolled baluster shoulders, size S, accompanied by wax seal impression and catalogue card inscribed 'Nr Blandford 1865'

Provenance: formerly in the collection of Dame Joan Evans (1893-1977)
By repute, discovered near Blandford, Dorset, 1865

Cf.: British Museum, accession no. 1865,0408.46, for a bronze signet ring of this form
£50-70

Condition:
Parcel gilding mostly intact, in good condition, commensurate with age.