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Show HISTORICAL RING TO BE AUCTIONED London, May 2. At Christie's auction auc-tion on May 10, tho famous ring, which, according to tradition, Queen Elizabeth gave to the Earl of Essex Es-sex and the non-return of which resulted re-sulted In tho boheadlng of tho carl, and hastened Elizabeth's death by grief, will bo offered for sale. Tho ring Is of gold, enameled with bluo und set with a cameo, upon which Is carved the portrait of the queen. It descended through ono of tho family fam-ily branches to tho lato Lord John Thynno. |