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Ring commemorating MP's wife found 400 miles away

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November 06, 2025

MYSTERY surrounds how an 18th century mourning ring commemorating the wife of a Devon MP and landowner made its way 400 miles to a field in Tyne and Wear.

- by PAUL GREAVES & NICK IRVING

Ring commemorating MP's wife found 400 miles away

The mourning ring commemorates Isabela Rolle, the wife of a Devon MP who died in 1734

(Hansons Auctioneers)

The ring was discovered by a metal detectorist and sold at an auction in Derbyshire for £750.

It is marked with the name Isabella Rolle, who died in 1734. The ring would have been worn by a family member as an act of remembrance.

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