Lot 197 , A signet ring, 17th century

A signet ring, 17th century

A signet ring, 17th century, engraved with the crest of the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) with halo and cross staff with banner, partially bordered with foliate scrolls, beneath the initals MP, size Q1/2, the interior inscribed 'Coventry 1650'

Provenance: formerly in the collection of Dame Joan Evans (1893-1977)
£50-70

Condition:
Wear to shoulders. Carved matrix in good condition. Stippled inscription to interior possibly original. Metal untested, likely silver but not possible to guarantee. Condition commensurate with age.