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LOT 0337
Early Georgian Gold Enamelled Memento Mori Skeleton Ring for 'S N'
DATED 1717 A.D.
3/4 in. (3.15 grams, 20.76 mm overall, 18.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
A gold George I period memento mori ring decorated around the exterior with a stylised human skeleton against a black enamelled field, the body featuring an elongated neck, exaggerated numbers of ribs and disproportionately short legs, with a crescent at the base of the feet; interior engraved 'SN 17.17'.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number AF.1605 'mourning-ring', for similar dated 1727.
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LOT 0337
Early Georgian Gold Enamelled Memento Mori Skeleton Ring for 'S N'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,420
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17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
A group of two lapis lazuli cameos, one depicting the bust of Pope Alexander VII, the other a coat of arms, each held in a silver frame composed of elaborate filigree foliage and with suspension loop. 677 grams total, 17-28.5 cm
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Post Medieval Marble Head
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
A marble head carved naturalistically in the round with cropped hair, wearing a taenia headband seemingly featuring Greek key motif; possibly representing a deity, a muse or even a female satyr; mounted on a carved stone base. A marble head carved naturalistically in the round with cropped hair, wearing a taenia headband seemingly featuring Greek key motif; possibly representing a deity, a muse or even a female satyr; mounted on a carved stone base.
with Arts D'Orient, Artcurial, Paris, 19 May 2014, lot 138. English private collection. -
Statue of a Saint or Apostle
Circa 17th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
A marble statue of a saint or apostle modelled in the round, standing, wearing a floor-length simple robe draped over his right shoulder and open to his left elbow; his head held erect and slightly turned, long bead resting on his chest; in his hands, a chalice or cup from which to pour the baptismal water. 93 kg, 98 cm high
Worn, lower legs absent.
Acquired between the 1970s and 1980s. From the private collection of John Watson, Cambridge, UK, who worked for the Anthropology and Archaeology Museum, Downing Street, Cambridge. Situated in his garden for at least 30 years.
