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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;daveydempsey, post: 319008, member: 22&quot;]I`m just the messenger.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 20-carat gold medieval ring will be sold at an auctioneers in Derbyshire on January 24.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was found in view of Beverley Minster.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is expected to be highly sought after, with buyers unlikely to be put off by its high price tag.</p><p><br /></p><p>Adam Staples, an expert from the auctioneers, said: “What Englishman wouldn’t want to own a 15th century ring featuring St George, the Patron Saint of England?</p><p><br /></p><p>“It is a superb example of the craftsmanship of the time. Only high-ranking figures such as bishops or nobility would have been able to afford a ring of such high quality featuring fine decorative engraving and faceting.</p><p><br /></p><p>“It may well have belonged to a bishop from Beverley Minster and would have been commissioned.</p><p><br /></p><p>“Medieval jewellery commands high prices due to its rarity, quality and rich historical value.”</p><p><br /></p><p>The ring will be sold on January 24 at Hansons Auctioneers, Heage Lane, Etwall, Derbyshire.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beverley Minster in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is one of the largest parish churches in the UK, larger than one third of all English cathedrals and regarded as a gothic masterpiece, it opened in 1225</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]106027[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]106028[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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