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PICTURE SHOWS: The Lowe family tree. The ring may have belonged to a member of the Lowe family. A spectacular 400-year-old gold seal ring found by a metal detectorist in the Peak District, England could sell for tens of thousands of pounds at auction. The discovery was made by a 64-year-old retired fishmonger from North Derbyshire in the grounds of Castern Hall, a Grade II listed manor house, also known as Casterne, near Ilam in Staffordshire???s Manifold Valley. The high carat gold ring, which is set with a purple-blue Chalcedony gemstone carved with the initials ???GL??? and three candles, dates back to circa 1600-1650. It is due to be sold in Hansons Auctioneers??? February 25-26 Historica Auction with an estimate of ?L25,000-?L30,000. The finder, who has been metal detecting for more than 40 years, said: ??sThis is the best and most important find I???ve ever made. I got a strong signal and started digging down but hit a large, round flat stone. When I lifted it up, I found the mammoth gemstone. ??sI discovered it three years ago in February 2018 and it???s been at the British Museum for most of the time since. It would have been made for an extremely wealthy and sizeable man because the ring itself is unusually large.??? Castern Hall has been home to the Hurt family since the 16th century. Current owner Charles Hurt said: ??sIn 1671 my direct ancestors Nicholas Hurt and Elizabeth Lowe married, linking the estates of Castern and Alderwasley in Derbyshire. The Lowes and their ancestors had been given Alderwasley by the King in the 13th Century. So, one obvious candidate for the 'L' on the ring is Lowe.??? Family records have identified the ring???s owner as possibly being Geoffrey Lowe, who died in 1637. Geoffery was buried in the grounds of St Mary???s Church in Denby, Derbyshire. The church houses an impressive alabaster memorial to the Lowe family, who have been squires of the church since the 15th century. Adam Staples, Hansons??? valuer and a renow
2021-02-22
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