English, circa 1600, Signet ring with a posey. Photo Sotheby's

the bezel with the letters: H and A intertwined, and the interior of the shank inscribed: 'When this you see remember me +', gold, bezel: 15mm., 5/8 in., shank interior: 19mm., ¾in., ring size: R. Estimation 2,000 — 3,000 GBP - Lot. Vendu 7,500 GBP

The combination of signet and posey ring is unusual in English Renaissance rings. The present ring compares particularly closely with a 16th-century gold signet ring in the British Museum (Franks Bequest), which contains the letters M and B and has an almost identical arrangement of knots and forget-me-nots (inv. no. AF. 803).