A MEDIEVAL Lancashire gold and sapphire ring from the late 14th century, which is worth up to £10,000, is one of the star items in the May 24 to 27 sale by TimeLine Auctions, of Harwich, Essex.

Inside it is engraved “Alas for hayte” and was reputedly the property of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster, nee de Roet. 

She was the third wife of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, and it thought the ring was a gift from him. 

The ring featured in a September 2008 edition of BBC TV’s Antiques Roadshow. 

John of Gaunt lived from March 6 in 1340 to February 3 in 1399 and was a younger son of King Edward III. 

He was named “of Gaunt” as he had been born in Ghent, Belgium. 

The ring is expected to sell for £7,000 to £10,000.

A First World War era cap badge from the Barrow and North Lonsdale Volunteer Corps is included in the May 26 sale by James & Sons Auctioneers, of Fakenham, Norfolk. 

It is expected to sell for £15 to £20. 

The June 4 sale by Bishop and Miller Auctioneers expects £200 to £300 for a postcard signed by Ulverston-born comic actor Stan Laurel and his screen partner Oliver Hardy during their 1947 British tour, which included a visit to Ulverston. 

The picture was signed after their performance at Clifton Pavilion.

A Carlisle sale on May 26 by Thomson Roddick and Medcalf has a Furness Railway souvenir featuring images of tours through Lakeland in the Edwardian era.

The views of places like Coniston and Windermere are arranged as an artist's palette.

It should sell for £80 to £120.

A sale by Great Central Railwayana Auctions, of Daventry in Northamptonshire on June 4 has a signal box nameboard for the Furness and Midland Railway junction at Carnforth.

The sign is made up from cast letters mounted on wood and should sell for £250 to £400.