Bidspirit auction | LATE MEDIEVAL SILVER GUILD RING

LATE MEDIEVAL SILVER GUILD RING WITH MASONRY SYMBOLS - Ca. AD 1600 .A Late Medieval or Renaissance silver ring with an octagonal bezel, depicting a shield with masonry symbols surrounded by a frame of dots. Local guilds of stone masons eventually evolved into the modern Freemasons association. For similar see: El Legado de Hefesto, n. 629.Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 13.4gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a Mayfair private collection of Mr. P. S., formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.