DATE: Victorian, c.1880

THE BOND OF OUR JOINING SHALL NOT BE BROKEN. This sterling silver band is engraved with a pictogram message "The Bond of Our Joining Shall Not Be Broken".  A fantastic and rare piece, crafted in sterling silver and dates from the Victorian era, circa 1880. 

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 regard. Early examples typically employed Norman French, with French, Latin and English used in later times.

MEASUREMENTS 

Size: 6.25

Width of band: 7.2mm

WEIGHT 

2.3g

MARKS 

English hallmarks for sterling silver, Birmingham 1880

CONDITION 

Very good, with antique patina