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The Lee Ring
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Gold signet ring, the oval bezel set with a reverse painted, gilded and silvered chalcedony intaglio engraved with the arms of Sir Richard Lee (d.1575) with an enamelled green grasshopper behind, the badge of Sir Thomas Gresham (d.1579) and a motto. England, 1544-1575. Gold signet ring, the oval bezel set with a foliated crystal engraved with the arms of Sir Richard Lee (d.1575) of Sopwell, near St. Albans. Behind the bezel is a grasshopper, enamelled in green, the badge of the financier, Sir Thomas Gresham (d.1579) and the motto 'FLAME. ET. FAME.' Enamelled gold with a reverse painted, gilded and silvered chalcedony intaglio.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Title: The Lee Ring
Description:
Gold signet ring, the oval bezel set with a reverse painted, gilded and silvered chalcedony intaglio engraved with the arms of Sir Richard Lee (d.
1575) with an enamelled green grasshopper behind, the badge of Sir Thomas Gresham (d.
1579) and a motto.
England, 1544-1575.
Gold signet ring, the oval bezel set with a foliated crystal engraved with the arms of Sir Richard Lee (d.
1575) of Sopwell, near St.
Albans.
Behind the bezel is a grasshopper, enamelled in green, the badge of the financier, Sir Thomas Gresham (d.
1579) and the motto 'FLAME.
ET.
FAME.
' Enamelled gold with a reverse painted, gilded and silvered chalcedony intaglio.
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