17th century AD or earlier. A substantial silver-gilt finger ring comprising a lentoid-section hoop, broad shoulders with reserved chevrons and zigzags, two concentric zigzag rings to the bezel and monogram to the upper face (formed with the letters I P E ? ?"). Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 465. 50.13 grams, 32.8mm overall, 20mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21"). (1 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.