15th century AD. A silver finger ring with disc bezel, intaglio bird with spread wings within an incised border, at the center a hole for the insertion of a small cabochon. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 647, for type. 3.97 grams, 21.34mm overall, 18.10mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, A 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16) (1"). English collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. The symbol of the Imperial eagle might suggest it was linked with families associated with the Imperial hoe in Western Europe. [No Reserve]