A GEM-SET GIMMEL RING, The slim polished band, formed from two interlocking rings, one half inscribed 'LE Pce D'ORANGE - WELLINGTON - BLUCHER', the other one bearing the inscription 'LA BELLE ALLIANCE - 18 JUIN 1815', collet-set to its front with a cushion-cut pink sapphire shouldered on each side by similarly-cut emearld and citrine, ring size R, to a fitted leather box

The item has been XRF tested and found to be 18 carat gold

A gimmel ring is a ring with two or three hoops which fit to form a complete ring. The word comes from Latin 'Gemellus' which means twins.

The ring inscription relates to the meeting of Wellington, Blücher and the Prince of Orange after the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815 near La Belle Alliance.

By repute, the ring is thought to have been gifted by novelist E.M Forster to the vendor's paternal grandmother.