Tudor Seal Ring - Gold Plated

Product History

A copy of a man's gold seal-ring with the monogram 'W.S.' entwined with a lovers' knot. The original ring was found in 1810 near Holy Trinity churchyard, Stratford-upon-Avon. It is tempting to speculate that this ring belonged to Shakespeare but such an attribution cannot be proved, although the ring is certainly of the type that was worn by an Elizabethan gentleman. Curiously, Shakespeare's will bears no seal, although it originally concluded with 'In Witness whereof I have hereunto put my Seale' with the word 'Seale' subsequently crossed out and changed to 'hand'.