18th century A.D. or earlier. A silver finger ringposed of a heart-shaped hoop and lobed, bud-shaped bezel set with a pink-purple glass stone, shoulders engraved with a single rosette flanked by foliate sprigs, a squirrel to one shoulder within 'NUL TE' inscription; a bee to the other shoulder within 'DI EN' inscription. 14.35 grams, 34.61 mm overall, 17.70 mm internal diameter ( approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (1 3/8 in.). Ex private collection of a West Sussex collector since before 1970. [No Reserve]