A gold armorial ring discovered by a metal-detectorist on the shores of Loch Lomond in Scotland last year will be offered in the Dix Noonan Webb auction on September 10.
The finder declared the ring as Scottish Treasure Trove to the National Museum of Scotland, but was told this June that the museum did not want to purchase it. She consigned it to the Mayfair auction house.
DNW’s further research revealed that the crest belonged to the Colman family of Brent Eleigh, Suffolk. The family used the coat of arms depicted on the bezel of the ring from 1598. This ring itself is thought to date from 1640-80.